Shloka 62

पार्थिवप्रतिमापूजाविधानम्

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

Devanagari script

शिवादीनां च सर्वेषां क्रमाद्वै सर्वसिद्धये । शाल्यन्नस्य हविष्यस्य नैवेद्यं शस्तमुच्यते

Transliteration

śivādīnāṃ ca sarveṣāṃ kramādvai sarvasiddhaye | śālyannasya haviṣyasya naivedyaṃ śastamucyate

Translation

For Śiva and for all the other deities, when worship is performed in the proper order for the attainment of complete success, the naivedya of cooked rice—pure havis food—is declared the most commendable.

Word by Word

• शिवादीनाम्: of Śiva and others
• शिवादीनाम्: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), बहुवचन; ‘शिव-आदि’ = शिवः आदिः येषाम् (genitive plural)

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

• सर्वेषाम्: of all
• सर्वेषाम्: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (सामान्यतः), षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन; सर्व-शब्दः (pronoun/adjective used substantively)

• क्रमात्: in order; sequentially
• क्रमात्: हेतु/अपादान (Cause/Source; पञ्चमी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/पञ्चमी), एकवचन; अपादानार्थे/हेतौ—‘क्रमात्’ = in due order, by sequence

• वै: indeed
• वै: निपात (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक/खल्वर्थक अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• सर्वसिद्धये: for complete success
• सर्वसिद्धये: सम्प्रदान (Dative/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + सिद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/चतुर्थी), एकवचन; ‘सर्व-सिद्धि’ = सर्वा सिद्धिः (all accomplishment)

• शाल्यन्नस्य: of rice-food
• शाल्यन्नस्य: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शालि + अन्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; ‘शाल्यन्न’ = शालिना कृतम् अन्नम् (rice-food)

• हविष्यस्य: of oblation (havis)
• हविष्यस्य: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हविष्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; हविः-योग्यं द्रव्यम्

• नैवेद्यम्: the offering (naivedya)
• नैवेद्यम्: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नैवेद्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; अर्पणीयं भक्ष्यादि (offering)

• शस्तम्: commended; proper
• शस्तम्: विशेषण (Adjectival complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शस्त (कृदन्त; √शंस् धातु)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त/कृतप्रत्यय (PPP) — ‘praised/commended’

• उच्यते: is said; is called
• उच्यते: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वच् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present/लट्), कर्मणि प्रयोग (Passive), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that outer worship should be orderly and sattvic: when offerings are made with purity and correct sequence, devotion becomes effective and supports spiritual accomplishment (siddhi) under Shiva’s grace.

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

In Saguna worship of Shiva (including Linga-puja), the form is honored through upacharas like naivedya; this verse emphasizes that simple, pure havis—especially cooked rice—best suits Shiva’s worship and sanctifies the prasad.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Offer sattvic naivedya (cooked rice/havis) to Shiva in proper puja sequence; accompany it with steady bhakti and japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) while maintaining purity of mind and materials.