Shloka 117

पार्थिवप्रतिमापूजाविधानम्

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

Devanagari script

य इमं पठतेऽध्यायं शृणुयाद्वा समाहितः । तस्यैव शिवभक्तिश्च वर्धते सुदृढा द्विजाः

Transliteration

ya imaṃ paṭhate'dhyāyaṃ śṛṇuyādvā samāhitaḥ | tasyaiva śivabhaktiśca vardhate sudṛḍhā dvijāḥ

Translation

O twice-born ones, whoever, with a collected mind, recites this chapter—or even listens to it—his devotion to Lord Śiva alone increases and becomes firmly established.

Word by Word

• yaḥ: who (he who)
• yaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक-यः (relative pronoun)

• imam: this
• imam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण (adjectival pronoun)

• paṭhati: reads
• paṭhati: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: paṭh (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• adhyāyam: chapter
• adhyāyam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: adhyāya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• śṛṇuyāt: should hear
• śṛṇuyāt: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: śru (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• vā: or
• vā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vā (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-अव्यय (disjunctive particle)

• samāhitaḥ: collected, attentive
• samāhitaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sam-ā-dhā + kta (धातु + क्त-कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण (to 'yaḥ')

• tasya: of him
• tasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• eva: indeed, only
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (emphatic/only)

• śiva-bhaktiḥ: devotion to Śiva
• śiva-bhaktiḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक) + bhakti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (genitive determinative: 'of Śiva'), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• vardhate: increases
• vardhate: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vṛdh (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• su-dṛḍhā: very firm
• su-dṛḍhā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: su (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + dṛḍha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण (to 'śivabhaktiḥ')

• dvijāḥ: O twice-born (Brahmins)
• dvijāḥ: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvija (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; सम्बोधनार्थे प्रथमा (addressing)

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Śravaṇa (listening) and pāṭha (recitation) of Śaiva scripture are presented as bhakti-sādhana; steady attention (samāhita) removes obscuration and stabilizes devotion.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that śravaṇa (devout listening) and pāṭha (recitation) performed with samādhāna (focused attention) directly strengthens śivabhakti, making devotion steady and mature—an essential foundation for grace (anugraha) and liberation in the Shaiva path.

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

By emphasizing attentive hearing/recitation, the verse supports scriptural devotion as a primary aid to Saguna Śiva worship—where the devotee approaches Śiva through sacred narratives and praises that naturally lead into liṅga-pūjā, mantra-japa, and reverent remembrance.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A simple practice is daily or Mahāśivarātri śravaṇa-pāṭha of the Śiva Purāṇa with a calm, collected mind (samāhita), followed by brief Śiva-smaraṇa or pañcākṣarī japa ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya") to stabilize the devotion that the verse promises will grow firm.