Shloka 65

पार्थिवप्रतिमापूजाविधानम्

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

Devanagari script

इहामुत्र महाभोगानंते योगं च शाश्वतम् । वेदांतज्ञानसिद्धिं च मार्गशीर्षान्नदो लभेत्

Transliteration

ihāmutra mahābhogānaṃte yogaṃ ca śāśvatam | vedāṃtajñānasiddhiṃ ca mārgaśīrṣānnado labhet

Translation

One who offers food in the month of Mārgaśīrṣa attains great enjoyments in this world and the next; and at the end, he gains the eternal Yoga—union with Śiva—and the accomplished realization of Vedānta-knowledge.

Word by Word

• इह: here
• इह: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (adverb: here)

• अमुत्र: there (in the other world)
• अमुत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अमुत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (adverb: there/in the other world)

• महाभोगान्: great enjoyments
• महाभोगान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा-भोग (प्रातिपदिक; महा + भोग)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• अन्ते: at the end
• अन्ते: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषणार्थे (at the end)

• योगम्: yoga/union
• योगम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक

• शाश्वतम्: eternal
• शाश्वतम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शाश्वत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying योगम्)

• वेदान्तज्ञानसिद्धिम्: attainment of knowledge of Vedānta
• वेदान्तज्ञानसिद्धिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेदान्त-ज्ञान-सिद्धि (प्रातिपदिक; वेदान्त + ज्ञान + सिद्धि)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक

• मार्गशीर्षात्: from (the month of) Mārgaśīrṣa
• मार्गशीर्षात्: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मार्गशीर्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; अपादान (from/in the month of Mārgaśīrṣa)

• नदः: a river
• नदः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• लभेत्: would obtain
• लभेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Jyotirlinga Context

Jyotirlinga: Viśvanātha

Sthala Purana: Kāśī is repeatedly portrayed as the kṣetra where Śiva bestows both worldly prosperity and final liberation; the verse’s bhoga (iha-amutra) culminating in eternal yoga mirrors the Kāśī promise of bhukti leading to mukti through Śiva’s grace.

Significance: Dāna (anna-dāna) and Śiva-oriented observance are said to yield prosperity and, ultimately, liberating union (yoga) and Vedānta-realization.

Shakti Dimension

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: naivedya

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that selfless giving—especially anna-dāna done with Śiva-bhakti—purifies the pashu (bound soul) and culminates not only in worldly merit but in śāśvata-yoga: lasting union with Pati (Śiva) through liberating knowledge.

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

In the Vidyeśvara context, meritorious acts like food-offering are understood as auxiliary limbs of Saguna-Śiva worship—service offered to beings as Śiva’s presence—supporting purity, devotion, and readiness for higher realization.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Perform anna-dāna during Mārgaśīrṣa with Śiva-smaraṇa (remembrance), optionally alongside Linga-pūjā, japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), and maintaining sāttvika conduct to align the charity with yoga and jñāna.