Shloka 36

पार्थिवप्रतिमापूजाविधानम्

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

Devanagari script

द्वादश्यां विष्णुयजनमिष्टंसंपत्करं विदुः । श्रावणे विष्णुयजनमिष्टारोग्यप्रदं भवेत्

Transliteration

dvādaśyāṃ viṣṇuyajanamiṣṭaṃsaṃpatkaraṃ viduḥ | śrāvaṇe viṣṇuyajanamiṣṭārogyapradaṃ bhavet

Translation

Die Weisen verkünden: Die Verehrung Viṣṇus am Dvādaśī-Tag ist eine glückverheißende Handlung, die Wohlstand bringt. Und die Verehrung Viṣṇus im Monat Śrāvaṇa wird zum Spender der ersehnten Gesundheit und zur Befreiung von Krankheit.

Word by Word

• द्वादश्याम्: on the twelfth (tithi)
• द्वादश्याम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वादशी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; तिथि-नाम

• विष्णुयजनम्: Viṣṇu-worship
• विष्णुयजनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु-यजन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; ‘worship of Viṣṇu’

• इष्टम्: desired/commended
• इष्टम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इष् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle used adjectivally), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; ‘desired/approved’

• संपत्करम्: bringing prosperity
• संपत्करम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: संपत्-कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; ‘bringing prosperity’

• विदुः: they know/consider
• विदुः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: विद् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद; ‘they know/consider’

• श्रावणे: in Śrāvaṇa (month)
• श्रावणे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रावण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; मास-नाम

• विष्णुयजनम्: Viṣṇu-worship
• विष्णुयजनम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु-यजन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन

• इष्टारोग्यप्रदम्: granting desired health
• इष्टारोग्यप्रदम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इष्ट-आरोग्य-प्रद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; ‘giving desired health’

• भवेत्: would be/should be
• भवेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating traditional observances to the sages at Naimisharanya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Jyotirlinga Context

Jyotirlinga: Viśvanātha

Sthala Purana: In the Kāśī-centered Śiva Purāṇa setting, even Viṣṇu-yajana is presented as dharmic and fruit-bearing; the implicit hierarchy is that such prosperity/health-supporting rites ultimately mature into eligibility for Śiva’s liberating grace in the Viśveśvara kṣetra.

Significance: Prosperity and health are framed as legitimate fruits of dharma; in Kāśī’s Śaiva horizon, they function as supportive conditions for sustained sādhana and bhakti.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu

FAQs

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

It teaches that sacred timing (tithi and month) refines the fruit of worship: Dvādaśī supports prosperity, while Śrāvaṇa emphasizes healing and well-being—showing how dharmic discipline channels grace into specific life-needs.

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

Within the Shiva Purana’s ritual framework, honoring Viṣṇu on specific days complements Saguna devotion and supports harmony among divine functions; such disciplined observance ultimately prepares the devotee for steadier Shiva-bhakti and inner purity conducive to Linga-worship.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Perform Viṣṇu-yajana (formal worship with offerings, mantra, and purity) on Dvādaśī for prosperity, and especially in Śrāvaṇa for health; keep a vrata-like discipline (cleanliness, restraint, and japa) to stabilize the intended result.