Shloka 110

पार्थिवप्रतिमापूजाविधानम्

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

Devanagari script

एवमादित्यवारे हि पूजा जन्मनिवर्तिका । आदिवारे महालिंगं प्रणवेनैव पूजयेत्

Transliteration

evamādityavāre hi pūjā janmanivartikā | ādivāre mahāliṃgaṃ praṇavenaiva pūjayet

Translation

Thus, worship performed on Sunday is said to bring the cessation of repeated births. Therefore, on the Lord’s day (Sunday), one should worship the Great Liṅga by the Pranava—“Om”—alone.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: सम्बन्ध (Sambandha/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारार्थक (thus/in this manner)

• आदित्यवारे: on Sunday
• आदित्यवारे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location-Time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आदित्य + वार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (आदित्यस्य वारः)

• हि: indeed
• हि: सम्बन्ध (Sambandha/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निश्चयार्थक/हेतौ (indeed/for)

• पूजा: worship
• पूजा: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूजा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• जन्मनिवर्तिका: that which removes rebirth
• जन्मनिवर्तिका: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जन्म + निवर्तिका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुष (जन्म निवर्तयति इति) विशेषण (पूजा)

• आदिवारे: on the first day (Sunday)
• आदिवारे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location-Time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आदि + वार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (आदेः/आदौ वारः; here: first day)

• महालिङ्गम्: the great liṅga
• महालिङ्गम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा + लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; कर्मधारय (महच्च तत् लिङ्गम्)

• प्रणवेन: with the praṇava (Oṃ)
• प्रणवेन: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रणव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; करण

• एव: only / indeed
• एव: सम्बन्ध (Sambandha/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारणार्थक (only/indeed)

• पूजयेत्: should worship
• पूजयेत्: क्रिया (Kriyā/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Linga
• Pranava (Om)
• Aditya (Surya)

FAQs

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

It teaches that sincere Liṅga-pūjā aligned with mantra (especially the Pranava) purifies bondage and leads toward janma-nivṛtti—freedom from the cycle of birth—by turning the devotee toward Pati (Śiva), the liberating Lord.

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

The Mahāliṅga is the accessible, worshipful form (saguṇa-upāsanā) through which the devotee approaches the transcendent Śiva. Offering worship with “Om” links outer ritual to inner contemplation of Śiva as the supreme reality signified by the Pranava.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

On Sunday, perform Mahāliṅga worship while repeatedly invoking the Pranava “Om” as the principal mantra—using it for japa and as the core sound of offering, keeping the mind fixed on Śiva as the giver of liberation.