Shloka 32

पार्थिवप्रतिमापूजाविधानम्

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

Devanagari script

तत्तत्कर्मफलप्राप्तिस्तादृक्पापक्षयः क्रमात् । महागणपतेः पूजा चतुर्थ्यां कृष्णपक्षके

Transliteration

tattatkarmaphalaprāptistādṛkpāpakṣayaḥ kramāt | mahāgaṇapateḥ pūjā caturthyāṃ kṛṣṇapakṣake

Translation

Im rechten Verlauf erlangt man die angemessenen Früchte der jeweiligen Handlungen, und Sünden gleicher Art werden nach und nach getilgt. Darum soll die Pūjā für Mahāgaṇapati am Caturthī (vierten Mondtag) in der dunklen Monatshälfte, dem kṛṣṇa‑pakṣa, vollzogen werden.

Word by Word

• tat-tat-karma-phala-prāptiḥ: attainment of each respective action’s fruit
• tat-tat-karma-phala-prāptiḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tat (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + tat (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + karman (प्रातिपदिक) + phala (प्रातिपदिक) + prāpti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); समासः—तत्पुरुषः (कर्मफलस्य प्राप्तिः; ‘tat-tat’ इति पुनरुक्त-विशेषणपूर्वकः)

• tādṛk-pāpa-kṣayaḥ: such destruction of sin
• tādṛk-pāpa-kṣayaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tādṛś (प्रातिपदिक) + pāpa (प्रातिपदिक) + kṣaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); समासः—कर्मधारयः (‘tādṛśaḥ pāpakṣayaḥ’ = such a destruction of sin)

• kramāt: gradually, in sequence
• kramāt: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: krama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Ablative (पञ्चमी/5), Singular (एकवचन); अव्ययीभावार्थे—‘क्रमात्’ = gradually/step by step (ablatival adverbial use)

• mahā-gaṇapateḥ: of Mahāgaṇapati (Ganesha)
• mahā-gaṇapateḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + gaṇapati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Genitive (षष्ठी/6), Singular (एकवचन); समासः—कर्मधारयः (‘mahān gaṇapatiḥ’)

• pūjā: worship
• pūjā: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pūjā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• caturthyām: on the fourth (lunar day)
• caturthyām: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location-Time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: caturthī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Locative (सप्तमी/7), Singular (एकवचन)

• kṛṣṇa-pakṣake: in the dark fortnight
• kṛṣṇa-pakṣake: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location-Time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṛṣṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + pakṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Locative (सप्तमी/7), Singular (एकवचन); समासः—तत्पुरुषः (‘kṛṣṇasya pakṣaḥ’)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Introduces tithi-specific upāsanā (Caturthī) for pāpa-kṣaya and phala-siddhi; in Śaiva praxis, Gaṇapati-pūjā is a prerequisite (vighna-śānti) before Śiva worship and vrata observances.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: naivedya

Characters & Entities

• Ganesha

FAQs

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

It teaches the Shaiva principle that karmic results mature in an orderly way and that purification (pāpa-kṣaya) happens gradually; disciplined worship supports inner cleansing and readiness for Shiva’s grace.

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

By prescribing Mahāgaṇapati worship, it aligns with the Shaiva practice of removing obstacles before Saguna Shiva-upāsanā (including Liṅga-pūjā), so devotion and ritual proceed without hindrance and yield proper fruits.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Perform Mahāgaṇapati pūjā on Kṛṣṇa-pakṣa Caturthī as a vrata/observance, with devotional offerings and prayer for obstacle-removal and gradual purification of karmic impurities.