Shloka 45

पार्थिवप्रतिमापूजाविधानम्

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

Devanagari script

शिवस्य यजनं ज्ञेयं भोगमोक्षप्रदं नृणाम् । वारादिदेवयजनं कार्तिके हि विशिष्यते

Transliteration

śivasya yajanaṃ jñeyaṃ bhogamokṣapradaṃ nṛṇām | vārādidevayajanaṃ kārtike hi viśiṣyate

Translation

Know that the worship of Śiva bestows upon human beings both worldly enjoyment and liberation. Indeed, in the month of Kārttika, the worship of Śiva and the other deities becomes especially efficacious.

Word by Word

• शिवस्य: of Śiva
• शिवस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी, एकवचन

• यजनम्: worship/sacrifice
• यजनम्: Karta (कर्ता/Topic)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यजन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• ज्ञेयम्: should be known
• ज्ञेयम्: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ज्ञा (धातु)
• Form: तव्यत्/य-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (gerundive); नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘to be known/should be understood’

• भोगमोक्षप्रदम्: granting enjoyment and liberation
• भोगमोक्षप्रदम्: Karta (कर्ता/Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भोग+मोक्ष+प्रद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (द्वन्द्व-पूर्वपद ‘भोग+मोक्ष’ + ‘प्रद’); नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• नृणाम्: of men/people
• नृणाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी, बहुवचन

• वारादिदेवयजनम्: worship of the gods beginning with Vāra etc.
• वारादिदेवयजनम्: Karta (कर्ता/Topic)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वार+आदि+देव+यजन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (वारादि-देव = ‘gods beginning with Vāra/Varuṇa etc.’ + यजन); नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• कार्तिके: in (the month of) Kārtika
• कार्तिके: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कार्तिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी, एकवचन (मासे)

• हि: indeed/for
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; हेत्वर्थक/निश्चयार्थक-निपात (for/indeed)

• विशिष्यते: is especially distinguished
• विशिष्यते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि+शिष् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present/लट्); प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; ‘is distinguished/excels’

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating Shiva Purana teachings to the sages at Naimisharanya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Devas

FAQs

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

It teaches that Śiva-worship is uniquely complete: it can grant rightful worldly fulfillment (bhoga) while also leading the devotee toward liberation (mokṣa), showing Śiva as both the giver of grace in life and the liberator beyond it.

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

In the Vidyeśvara/Viśveśvara context, Śiva is approached through worship (yajana), classically including Liṅga-pūjā as Saguna devotion; through that accessible form, the devotee receives fruits culminating in mokṣa by Śiva’s grace.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

It implies performing Śiva-pūjā especially in Kārttika—daily offerings (water, bilva, lamps), japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), and devotional observances—since worship done in this period is said to become particularly fruitful.