Shloka 41

पार्थिवप्रतिमापूजाविधानम्

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

Devanagari script

आश्वयुक्छुक्लनवमी सर्वाभीष्टफलप्रदा । आदिवारे चतुर्दश्यां कृष्णपक्षे विशेषतः

Transliteration

āśvayukchuklanavamī sarvābhīṣṭaphalapradā | ādivāre caturdaśyāṃ kṛṣṇapakṣe viśeṣataḥ

Translation

Die Navamī (neunter Tithi) der hellen Monatshälfte im Monat Āśvayuja gewährt alle ersehnten Früchte. Besonders aber ist die Caturdaśī (vierzehnter Tithi) der dunklen Hälfte, wenn sie auf einen Sonntag fällt, von großer Kraft zur Zielerfüllung durch Śiva-Verehrung.

Word by Word

• आश्वयुक्-शुक्ल-नवमी: the bright-fortnight ninth of Āśvayuja
• आश्वयुक्-शुक्ल-नवमी: कर्ता (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आश्वयुक् (मास-प्रातिपदिक) + शुक्ल (प्रातिपदिक) + नवमी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास ('the ninth tithi of the bright fortnight of Āśvayuja')

• सर्व-अभीष्ट-फल-प्रदा: granting all desired results
• सर्व-अभीष्ट-फल-प्रदा: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + अभीष्ट (प्रातिपदिक) + फल (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रदा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास; (नवमी)-विशेषण ('giver of all desired fruits')

• आदिवारे: on Sunday
• आदिवारे: अधिकरण (Locative/Time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आदिवार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन; वार-नाम (Sunday)

• चतुर्दश्याम्: on the fourteenth (tithi)
• चतुर्दश्याम्: अधिकरण (Locative/Time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चतुर्दशी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन; तिथि-नाम

• कृष्ण-पक्षे: in the dark fortnight
• कृष्ण-पक्षे: अधिकरण (Locative/Time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण (प्रातिपदिक) + पक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास ('in the dark fortnight')

• विशेषतः: especially
• विशेषतः: क्रिया-विशेषण (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विशेषतस् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb); विशेषणार्थ (especially/particularly)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: General vrata-tithi praise rather than a site legend; highlights Āśvina śukla-navāmī and (especially) kṛṣṇa-caturdaśī on Sunday as highly efficacious for aim-fulfillment through Śiva worship.

Significance: Encourages observance of potent tithis for Śiva-upāsanā; frames desired fruits as granted through Śiva’s grace (anugraha) when the bound soul aligns with sacred time.

Ritual Elements

Offering: dipa

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: Auspicious tithi-weekday conjunction: Āśvina śukla-navāmī; and Sunday kṛṣṇa-caturdaśī emphasized

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It identifies specific lunar dates as spiritually charged for Śiva-upāsanā, teaching that time aligned with dharma supports the devotee’s aims—both worldly (abhīṣṭa) and ultimately Śiva’s grace leading toward liberation.

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

The verse points to tithis traditionally used for liṅga-pūjā and vrata on caturdaśī (a classic Śiva-night), emphasizing Saguna Śiva worship as a direct means to receive fruits and deepen devotion.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Observe Śiva-vrata on Śukla Navamī or especially Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (notably when it is Sunday): fast or take a light vrata, perform liṅga abhiṣeka, apply tripuṇḍra with bhasma, and repeat the Pañcākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya.”