Shloka 33

पार्थिवप्रतिमापूजाविधानम्

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

Devanagari script

पक्षपापक्षयकरी पक्षभोगफलप्रदा । चैत्रे चतुर्थ्यां पूजा च कृता मासफलप्रदा

Transliteration

pakṣapāpakṣayakarī pakṣabhogaphalapradā | caitre caturthyāṃ pūjā ca kṛtā māsaphalapradā

Translation

Verehrung am Caturthī im Monat Caitra tilgt die in einer Halbmonatsspanne angesammelten Sünden und verleiht die Genüsse und Früchte dieser Spanne. Wahrlich, eine solche Pūjā schenkt Verdienst, der der Frucht eines ganzen Monats entspricht.

Word by Word

• pakṣa-pāpa-kṣaya-karī: causing the fortnight’s sin-destruction
• pakṣa-pāpa-kṣaya-karī: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pakṣa (प्रातिपदिक) + pāpa (प्रातिपदिक) + kṣaya (प्रातिपदिक) + karī (कृ धातु-जन्य प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); समासः—तत्पुरुषः (‘pakṣasya pāpakṣayaṃ karoti’); ‘karī’ = ‘doing/making’ (agentive)

• pakṣa-bhoga-phala-pradā: granting the fruit of enjoyment for a fortnight
• pakṣa-bhoga-phala-pradā: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pakṣa (प्रातिपदिक) + bhoga (प्रातिपदिक) + phala (प्रातिपदिक) + pradā (प्रदा—दा धातु-जन्य प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); समासः—तत्पुरुषः (‘pakṣasya bhogaphalaṃ dadāti’)

• caitre: in (the month of) Caitra
• caitre: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: caitra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Locative (सप्तमी/7), Singular (एकवचन); मासवाचकः—‘in (the month of) Caitra’

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

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

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction particle (समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय)

• kṛtā: performed
• kṛtā: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicate-participle)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (कृ धातु) + kta (क्त प्रत्यय)
• Form: Past passive participle (कृदन्त—क्त/PPP), Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); ‘done/performed’ agreeing with ‘pūjā’

• māsa-phala-pradā: granting the fruit of a month
• māsa-phala-pradā: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: māsa (प्रातिपदिक) + phala (प्रातिपदिक) + pradā (दा धातु-जन्य प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); समासः—तत्पुरुषः (‘māsasya phalaṃ dadāti’)

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Specifies enhanced phala for Caitra Caturthī worship (pāpa-kṣaya and bhoga-phala). In Śaiva Siddhānta, such vrata-like observances are caryā/kriyā supports: they reduce pāśa (mala/karma) and stabilize devotion, though mokṣa ultimately depends on Śiva’s grace.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Gaurī

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 time-sacralized Śiva-bhakti (worship aligned with tithi) accelerates pāpa-kṣaya (removal of karmic impurities) and multiplies puṇya, making a single observance yield the merit of a longer period.

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

The verse prescribes pūjā on Caturthī as a concrete, Saguna form of devotion—typically expressed through Liṅga worship with offerings, mantra, and reverence—through which the devotee gains purification and blessings.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Perform Śiva-pūjā on Caitra Caturthī—ideally with Liṅga abhiṣeka, bilva offerings, and japa of the Pañcākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” dedicating the act for pāpa-kṣaya and inner purification.