Shloka 65

पार्थिवप्रतिमापूजाविधानम्

Pārthiva-pratimā Pūjā-vidhāna — Procedure for Worship of an Earthen Icon

Devanagari script

इहामुत्र महाभोगानंते योगं च शाश्वतम् । वेदांतज्ञानसिद्धिं च मार्गशीर्षान्नदो लभेत्

Transliteration

ihāmutra mahābhogānaṃte yogaṃ ca śāśvatam | vedāṃtajñānasiddhiṃ ca mārgaśīrṣānnado labhet

Translation

من قدّم الطعام في شهر مارغَشِيرشا (Mārgaśīrṣa) نال لذّاتٍ عظيمة في هذه الدنيا وفي الآخرة؛ وفي الختام ينال اليوغا الأبدية (الاتحاد بشيفا) وتحقّقَ معرفة الفيدانتا على وجه الكمال.

Word by Word

• इह: here
• इह: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (adverb: here)

• अमुत्र: there (in the other world)
• अमुत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अमुत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (adverb: there/in the other world)

• महाभोगान्: great enjoyments
• महाभोगान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा-भोग (प्रातिपदिक; महा + भोग)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• अन्ते: at the end
• अन्ते: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषणार्थे (at the end)

• योगम्: yoga/union
• योगम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक

• शाश्वतम्: eternal
• शाश्वतम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शाश्वत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying योगम्)

• वेदान्तज्ञानसिद्धिम्: attainment of knowledge of Vedānta
• वेदान्तज्ञानसिद्धिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेदान्त-ज्ञान-सिद्धि (प्रातिपदिक; वेदान्त + ज्ञान + सिद्धि)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक

• मार्गशीर्षात्: from (the month of) Mārgaśīrṣa
• मार्गशीर्षात्: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मार्गशीर्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; अपादान (from/in the month of Mārgaśīrṣa)

• नदः: a river
• नदः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• लभेत्: would obtain
• लभेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Jyotirlinga Context

Jyotirlinga: Viśvanātha

Sthala Purana: Kāśī is repeatedly portrayed as the kṣetra where Śiva bestows both worldly prosperity and final liberation; the verse’s bhoga (iha-amutra) culminating in eternal yoga mirrors the Kāśī promise of bhukti leading to mukti through Śiva’s grace.

Significance: Dāna (anna-dāna) and Śiva-oriented observance are said to yield prosperity and, ultimately, liberating union (yoga) and Vedānta-realization.

Shakti Dimension

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: naivedya

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in the Shiva Purana?

It teaches that selfless giving—especially anna-dāna done with Śiva-bhakti—purifies the pashu (bound soul) and culminates not only in worldly merit but in śāśvata-yoga: lasting union with Pati (Śiva) through liberating knowledge.

How does this verse relate to the worship of the Linga or Saguna Shiva?

In the Vidyeśvara context, meritorious acts like food-offering are understood as auxiliary limbs of Saguna-Śiva worship—service offered to beings as Śiva’s presence—supporting purity, devotion, and readiness for higher realization.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Perform anna-dāna during Mārgaśīrṣa with Śiva-smaraṇa (remembrance), optionally alongside Linga-pūjā, japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), and maintaining sāttvika conduct to align the charity with yoga and jñāna.