Shloka 21

पार्थिवप्रतिमापूजाविधानम्

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

Devanagari script

विघ्नेशपूजया सम्यग्भूर्लोकेऽभीष्टमाप्नुयात् । शुक्रवारे चतुर्थ्यां च सिते श्रावणभाद्र के

Transliteration

vighneśapūjayā samyagbhūrloke'bhīṣṭamāpnuyāt | śukravāre caturthyāṃ ca site śrāvaṇabhādra ke

Translation

Durch rechte Verehrung Vighneśas (Gaṇeśa) erlangt man hier in der irdischen Welt die gewünschte Erfüllung. Besonders ist dies am Freitag, am vierten Tithi (Caturthī) der hellen Monatshälfte, in den Monaten Śrāvaṇa und Bhādrapada zu beachten.

Word by Word

• vighneśa-pūjayā: by worship of Vighneśa (Gaṇeśa)
• vighneśa-pūjayā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vighneśa (प्रातिपदिक) + pūjā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental (3rd), Singular; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: vighneśasya pūjayā = by worship of Vighneśa

• samyak: properly
• samyak: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: samyak (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (अव्यय), 'properly/fully'

• bhūḥ-loke: in the earthly world
• bhūḥ-loke: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhūḥ (प्रातिपदिक) + loka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative (7th), Singular; तत्पुरुषः: bhū-lokaḥ = on earth/world of Bhū

• abhīṣṭam: the desired (boon)
• abhīṣṭam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: abhīṣṭa (प्रातिपदिक; from iṣ धातु, क्त)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd), Singular; past participle used substantively 'desired (thing)'

• āpnuyāt: should attain
• āpnuyāt: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: āp (धातु)
• Form: Optative (विधिलिङ्), Parasmaipada, 3rd person, Singular

• śukra-vāre: on Friday
• śukra-vāre: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śukra (प्रातिपदिक) + vāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative (7th), Singular; तत्पुरुषः: śukrasya vāraḥ = on Friday

• caturthyām: on the fourth lunar day (Caturthī)
• caturthyām: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: caturthī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Locative (7th), Singular; tithi-name

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक)

• site: in the bright (fortnight)
• site: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative (7th), Singular; used with implied pakṣe (पक्षे): 'in the bright (fortnight)'

• śrāvaṇa-bhādra-ke: in Śrāvaṇa and Bhādra (months)
• śrāvaṇa-bhādra-ke: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrāvaṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + bhādra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative (7th), Dual; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वः: in (the months) Śrāvaṇa and Bhādra; note: transmitted 'ke' reflects sandhi/orthography for dual locative -योः/-योः; intended sense locative dual

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya, as typical for the Vidyeśvarasaṃhitā frame)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga passage; it prescribes Gaṇeśa worship for worldly siddhi (abhīṣṭa) with calendrical specificity (Friday, Caturthī, Śukla-pakṣa, Śrāvaṇa/Bhādrapada).

Significance: Highlights preparatory/auxiliary devotion: Vighneśa removes obstacles to dharma and Śiva-pūjā; fruit stated is bhūrloka-siddhi (this-worldly fulfillment).

Ritual Elements

Offering: naivedya

Characters & Entities

• Ganesha

FAQs

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

It teaches the Shaiva ritual principle that obstacles to dharma and worship are removed by first honoring Vighneśa; when impediments are cleared, one’s rightful aims (abhīṣṭa) can manifest even in worldly life, supporting steady progress toward Shiva-bhakti.

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

In Shiva-centered practice, Gaṇeśa is invoked at the beginning so that Linga-pūjā and other Saguna Shiva rites proceed without interruption; the verse highlights preparatory worship that safeguards the main Shiva-upāsanā from vighnas (hindrances).

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Perform Vighneśa-pūjā especially on Śukla Caturthī falling on Friday in Śrāvaṇa or Bhādrapada—offering devotion and prayers for obstacle-removal before undertaking Shiva worship, japa (e.g., Pañcākṣarī), or vratā observances.