Shloka 39

पार्थिवप्रतिमापूजाविधानम्

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

Devanagari script

एवं च सर्वदेवानां तत्तद्द्वादशनामकैः । द्वादशब्रह्मयजनं तत्तत्प्रीतिकरं भवेत्

Transliteration

evaṃ ca sarvadevānāṃ tattaddvādaśanāmakaiḥ | dvādaśabrahmayajanaṃ tattatprītikaraṃ bhavet

Translation

In the same manner, for all the deities, worship performed through their respective sets of twelve names becomes a “twelvefold Brahman-worship,” bringing delight and satisfaction to each of them.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: क्रिया-विशेषण (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb); प्रकार (thus/in this manner)

• च: and
• च: सम्बन्ध (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• सर्व-देवानाम्: of all the gods
• सर्व-देवानाम्: सम्बन्ध (Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), बहुवचन; कर्मधारय-समास ('all gods')

• तत्-तत्-द्वादश-नामकैः: by those respective (sets of) twelve names
• तत्-तत्-द्वादश-नामकैः: करण (Instrument)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + द्वादश (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + नामक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास ('by those respective twelve-named [forms/epithets]')

• द्वादश-ब्रह्म-यजनम्: the twelvefold worship of Brahman
• द्वादश-ब्रह्म-यजनम्: कर्ता (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वादश (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक) + यजन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास ('twelvefold Brahma-worship/sacrifice')

• तत्-तत्-प्रीति-करम्: pleasing to each of them
• तत्-तत्-प्रीति-करम्: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + प्रीति (प्रातिपदिक) + कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास ('causing pleasure to each respective [deity]')

• भवेत्: would be/become
• भवेत्: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not a specific Jyotirliṅga episode; the verse generalizes a nāma-krama (twelve-name) worship as a brahma-yajana applicable to all devatās, aligning their satisfaction with a single supreme principle.

Significance: Frames devatā-worship as ultimately Brahman-oriented; encourages inclusive devotion while implying Śiva as the supreme Pati who is the inner recipient of all yajña.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Devas

FAQs

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

It teaches that disciplined remembrance and worship through sacred names can be a complete, spiritually elevating form of worship—so refined that it is described as “Brahman-worship,” directing the mind toward the Highest through devotion.

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

In Shaiva practice, Saguna worship (form-based devotion such as Liṅga-archana) is often supported by nāma-japa; this verse affirms that name-based worship is potent and pleasing, harmonizing external ritual with inner contemplation that ultimately leads toward the Supreme.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is nāma-japa or nāma-archana: repeating a deity’s set of twelve names with devotion as a structured daily rite, integrating mantra-recitation with focused attention and reverence.