Shloka 82

पार्थिवप्रतिमापूजाविधानम्

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

Devanagari script

ऊर्जे मासि दिने पुण्ये जन्म नैवेद्यमाचरेत् । संक्रांतिपातजन्मर्क्षपौर्णमास्यादिसंयुते

Transliteration

ūrje māsi dine puṇye janma naivedyamācaret | saṃkrāṃtipātajanmarkṣapaurṇamāsyādisaṃyute

Translation

In the auspicious month of Ūrja (Kārttika), on a holy day, one should perform the birth-day offering (naivedya). This is especially enjoined when it coincides with a saṅkrānti (solar ingress), the sacred pāta moment, one’s birth-star (janma-nakṣatra), the full-moon (paurṇamāsī), and similar sacred conjunctions.

Word by Word

• ūrje: in the month of Ūrjā (Kārttika)
• ūrje: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ūrjā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन)

• māsi: in the month
• māsi: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: māsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन)

• dine: on the day
• dine: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dina (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन)

• puṇye: auspicious
• puṇye: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: puṇya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन); adjective qualifying 'dine'

• janma: birth (birthday rite)
• janma: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: janman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• naivedyam: food-offering (naivedya)
• naivedyam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: naivedya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• ācaret: should perform
• ācaret: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-car (धातु)
• Form: Optative/विधिलिङ्, Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 3rd Person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• saṃkrānti-pāta-janma-r̥kṣa-paurṇamāsī-ādi-saṃyute: when accompanied by saṃkrānti, eclipse/fall, birth-star, full-moon, etc.
• saṃkrānti-pāta-janma-r̥kṣa-paurṇamāsī-ādi-saṃyute: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: saṃkrānti (प्रातिपदिक) + pāta (प्रातिपदिक) + janma (प्रातिपदिक) + r̥kṣa (प्रातिपदिक) + paurṇamāsī (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक) + saṃyuta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन); adjective qualifying 'dine' understood; 'ādi' = etc.; whole compound = 'when accompanied by ...'

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Vidyeshvara/Vishveshvara Samhita teachings to the sages at Naimisharanya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that devotion becomes especially fruitful when aligned with sacred time—Kārttika (Ūrja) and powerful calendrical conjunctions—so that the offering to Shiva is made with heightened purity, intention, and merit.

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

Naivedya is a Saguna act of loving service (upacāra) to Shiva as worshipped in the Linga; offering food at auspicious times strengthens bhakti and supports inner steadiness, which Shaiva Siddhanta views as a means toward Shiva’s grace.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Perform Shiva-naivedya (with clean preparation and mantra), ideally on Kārttika holy days and on saṅkrānti/paurṇimā/janma-nakṣatra; accompany it with japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and simple, sattvic observance.