Shloka 79

पार्थिवप्रतिमापूजाविधानम्

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

Devanagari script

सहस्राणां च त्रिंशत्या महानैवेद्यदानतः । तदूर्ध्वलोकमाप्यैव न पुनर्जन्मभाग्भवेत्

Transliteration

sahasrāṇāṃ ca triṃśatyā mahānaivedyadānataḥ | tadūrdhvalokamāpyaiva na punarjanmabhāgbhavet

Translation

بِتقديمِ النَّيْوِدْيَا العظيم (naivedya) بمقدارِ ألفٍ وثلاثين، ينالُ العابدُ العوالمَ العُليا؛ فإذا بلغَ ذلك المقامَ السامي لا يعودُ شريكًا في الولادةِ من جديد.

Word by Word

• सहस्राणाम्: of thousands
• सहस्राणाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sahasra (सहस्र-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), षष्ठी विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन (plural)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• त्रिंशत्या: by thirty
• त्रिंशत्या: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: triṃśat (त्रिंशत्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine; संख्या), तृतीया विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (singular)

• महा-नैवेद्य-दानतः: from/through the great gift of naivedya (food offering)
• महा-नैवेद्य-दानतः: Hetu/Apadana (हेतु/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā + naivedya + dāna (महा + नैवेद्य + दान; प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमास (Tatpurusha; 'great naivedya-offering gift'); नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), पञ्चमी विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन (singular)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (तद्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Acc./2nd), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• ऊर्ध्व-लोकम्: the higher world
• ऊर्ध्व-लोकम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ūrdhva + loka (ऊर्ध्व + लोक; प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारयसमास (Karmadharaya: 'upper world'); पुल्लिङ्ग (masculine), द्वितीया (Acc./2nd), एकवचन

• आप्य: having attained
• आप्य: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā√āp (धातु: आप्)
• Form: क्त्वान्त/ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund/Absolutive): 'having attained'

• एव: indeed; certainly
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अवधारण (emphasis/only)

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निषेध

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: punar (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: again)

• जन्म-भाग्: one who partakes of (re)birth
• जन्म-भाग्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: janman + bhāj (जन्मन् + भाज्; प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमास (Tatpurusha: 'having a share in birth'); पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nom./1st), एकवचन; विशेषण

• भवेत्: would be; may become
• भवेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhū (धातु: भू)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating Shiva’s worship-fruits to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Jyotirlinga Context

Jyotirlinga: Viśvanātha

Sthala Purana: As part of the Viśveśvara-saṃhitā’s Kashi-centered teaching, the fruit of offering (naivedya) to Viśveśvara is framed as leading beyond rebirth—echoing Kāśī as the kṣetra where Śiva grants liberating grace.

Significance: Naivedya-dāna to Śiva in Kāśī is presented as a grace-bearing act (anugraha) that culminates in higher loka-attainment and freedom from punarjanma.

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

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 sincere devotional service to Shiva—here expressed through abundant naivedya—purifies the soul and grants ascent to higher realms, culminating in freedom from repeated birth.

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

Naivedya is a core upacāra in Saguna Shiva/Linga worship. The verse affirms that honoring Shiva with tangible offerings, done with devotion, becomes a means for grace and liberation-oriented merit.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Perform Shiva-pūjā with naivedya offering (annam, sweets, fruits) while maintaining purity and devotion; accompany the offering with Shiva-mantra japa such as the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”).