Shloka 37

अग्नियज्ञ-देवयज्ञ-ब्रह्मयज्ञ-गुरुपूजा-क्रमनिरूपणम् / Ordering and Definitions of Agniyajña, Devayajña, Brahmayajña, and Guru-Pūjā

Devanagari script

तिथिनक्षत्रयोगे च तत्तद्देवप्रपूजने । आदिवारादिवारेषु सर्वज्ञो जगदीश्वरः

Transliteration

tithinakṣatrayoge ca tattaddevaprapūjane | ādivārādivāreṣu sarvajño jagadīśvaraḥ

Translation

In den Observanzen, die mit Tithi, Nakṣatra und glückverheißenden Yogas verbunden sind; und in der gebührenden Verehrung der jeweiligen Gottheiten zu ihren Zeiten und an den Wochentagen wie Sonntag und den übrigen—ist es Jagadīśvara, der allwissende Herr des Universums (Śiva), der wahrhaft als innerer Lenker und Vollender gegenwärtig ist.

Word by Word

• तिथि-नक्षत्र-योगे: in (the matter of) tithi, nakṣatra and yoga
• तिथि-नक्षत्र-योगे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तिथि (प्रातिपदिक) + नक्षत्र (प्रातिपदिक) + योग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; द्वन्द्वसमास (समाहार/इतरेतर—contextually ‘tithi, nakṣatra and yoga’ as a set)

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

• तत्-तत्-देव-प्रपूजने: in the thorough worship of the respective deity
• तत्-तत्-देव-प्रपूजने: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + तत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + देव (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रपूजन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘तत्तत्’ = ‘that and that / respective’ (distributive)

• आदि-वार-आदि-वारेषु: on days such as Sunday etc.
• आदि-वार-आदि-वारेषु: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आदि (प्रातिपदिक) + वार (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक) + वार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; ‘आदिवारादिवारेषु’ = ‘आदौ वारः (रविवारः) इत्यादिषु वारेषु’

• सर्वज्ञः: all-knowing
• सर्वज्ञः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्वज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

• जगत्-ईश्वरः: the Lord of the world
• जगत्-ईश्वरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (‘जगतः ईश्वरः’)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Īśāna

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not tied to a Jyotirliṅga; it asserts Śiva (Jagadīśvara) as sarvajña and the true inner governor across tithi/nakṣatra/yoga-based observances and weekday deity-worship.

Significance: Reorients astrological/temporal observances: regardless of the ‘respective deity’ of a day or constellation, Śiva is the ultimate fulfiller—encouraging devotees to see unity behind ritual plurality.

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: Calendrical/astrological observance framework (tithi–nakṣatra–yoga; weekday cycles).

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that all calendar-based rites—tithi, nakshatra, yoga, and weekday worship—ultimately reach Śiva, the all-knowing Jagadīśvara, who stands as the indwelling Lord behind every sacred occasion.

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

Even when devotees worship different deities according to specific days and astrological timings, the Shiva Purana frames Śiva as the supreme Lord; Linga/Saguna worship is a direct way of approaching that Jagadīśvara who empowers all such rites.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Perform worship with proper timing (tithi/nakshatra/yoga/weekday) while centering the intention on Śiva—e.g., japa of the Panchākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” alongside regular pūjā—recognizing Him as the inner recipient of all devotion.