Shloka 23

पार्थिवप्रतिमापूजाविधानम्

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

Devanagari script

देवाग्निश्रद्धया नित्यं पुत्रदं चेष्टदं नृणाम् । सर्वपापप्रशमनं तत्तद्दुरितनाशनम्

Transliteration

devāgniśraddhayā nityaṃ putradaṃ ceṣṭadaṃ nṛṇām | sarvapāpapraśamanaṃ tattadduritanāśanam

Translation

Wird es täglich mit Glauben an die Devas und an das heilige Feuer vollzogen, so schenkt es den Menschen Nachkommenschaft und die Erfüllung ihrer rechtmäßigen Ziele; es besänftigt alle Sünden und vernichtet jedes einzelne Verdienstmindernde.

Word by Word

• deva-agni-śraddhayā: with faith in the gods and the sacred fire
• deva-agni-śraddhayā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva + agni + śraddhā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; समासः तत्पुरुषः — ‘with faith (directed) to gods and fire’

• nityam: always
• nityam: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nitya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभावेन प्रयुक्तम्; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb) — ‘always/daily’

• putradam: (that which is) giver of sons
• putradam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: putra-da (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; बहुव्रीह्यर्थे विशेषणवत्; समासः उपपद-तत्पुरुषः (पुत्रं ददाति)

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction)

• iṣṭadam: giver of desired (boons)
• iṣṭadam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: iṣṭa-da (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; समासः उपपद-तत्पुरुषः (इष्टं ददाति)

• nṛṇām: of men
• nṛṇām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), बहुवचन

• sarva-pāpa-praśamanam: the remover of all sins
• sarva-pāpa-praśamanam: Viśeṣaṇa/Predicate (विशेषण/विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva + pāpa + praśamana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; समासः तत्पुरुषः — ‘the pacification/removal of all sins’

• tat-tat-durita-nāśanam: destroyer of each and every misdeed
• tat-tat-durita-nāśanam: Viśeṣaṇa/Predicate (विशेषण/विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tat + tat + durita + nāśana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः तत्पुरुषः; ‘tat-tat’ = पुनरुक्त-प्रयोग (each and every)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: General phala-śruti for daily faith-filled worship connected with devas and agni: grants progeny and desired aims; pacifies sins and destroys specific demerits.

Significance: Positions ritual faith (śraddhā) and nitya-karma as purificatory—reducing pāśa as mala/karmic burden—preparatory to higher Śaiva liberation teachings.

Shakti Dimension

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: dhupa

Characters & Entities

• Agni
• Devas

FAQs

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

It teaches that steady, faith-filled daily religious observance purifies the soul by pacifying all pāpa and erasing particular durita, preparing the devotee for Shiva’s grace and inner clarity.

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

In the Vidyeśvara context, disciplined daily worship offered with śraddhā (often including Linga-pūjā and allied rites) is presented as a practical means to receive worldly supports and, more importantly, purification that supports devotion to Saguna Shiva leading toward realization.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Daily worship performed with faith—especially offerings connected with sacred fire (homa) and regular pūjā—done consistently as a purificatory discipline; if paired with Shiva-oriented japa (e.g., pañcākṣarī), it aligns the practice with Shaiva devotion.