Shloka 83

पार्थिवप्रतिमापूजाविधानम्

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

Devanagari script

अब्दजन्मदिने कुर्याज्जन्मनैवेद्यमुत्तमम् । मासांतरेषु जन्मर्क्षपूर्णयोगदिनेपि च

Transliteration

abdajanmadine kuryājjanmanaivedyamuttamam | māsāṃtareṣu janmarkṣapūrṇayogadinepi ca

Translation

On the anniversary of one’s birth, one should perform in worship the excellent birth-offering (naivedya). Likewise, in the intervening months too—on the day of one’s birth-star (janma-nakṣatra) and on a day when an auspicious yoga is complete.

Word by Word

• abda-janma-dine: on the yearly birthday
• abda-janma-dine: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: abda (प्रातिपदिक) + janma (प्रातिपदिक) + dina (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन)

• kuryāt: should do
• kuryāt: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: Optative/विधिलिङ्, Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 3rd Person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

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

• uttamam: excellent
• uttamam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: uttama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); adjective qualifying 'janma-naivedyam'

• māsa-antareṣu: in other months
• māsa-antareṣu: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: māsa (प्रातिपदिक) + antara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Plural (बहुवचन)

• janma-r̥kṣa-pūrṇa-yoga-dine: on the day of the complete (pūrṇa) conjunction with the birth-star
• janma-r̥kṣa-pūrṇa-yoga-dine: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: janma (प्रातिपदिक) + r̥kṣa (प्रातिपदिक) + pūrṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + yoga (प्रातिपदिक) + dina (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन)

• api: also
• api: Sambandha/Emphasis (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात) meaning 'also/even'

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Jyotirlinga Context

Jyotirlinga: Viśvanātha

Sthala Purana: The text extends janma-naivedya from the annual birthday to monthly observances keyed to janma-nakṣatra and auspicious yogas—typical of Kāśī’s devotional regimen around Viśveśvara.

Significance: Encourages sustained, periodic devotion; repeated offerings function as ongoing purification of bondage (pāśa) and receptivity to Śiva’s grace.

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: naivedya

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: auspicious yoga (pūrṇa-yoga) conjunction

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that devotion to Pati (Shiva) is strengthened through sacred time—regularly sanctifying one’s life-cycle (birth anniversary, birth-star days) by offering naivedya, turning personal milestones into Shiva-centered bhakti and purification.

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

Naivedya is offered to Saguna Shiva—often to the Shiva-linga—as a concrete act of reverence; by repeating it on auspicious calendrical markers, the devotee maintains steady sambandha (devotional relationship) with Shiva through ritual presence.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Perform Shiva-puja with an excellent naivedya on one’s birthday and monthly on one’s janma-nakshatra and auspicious yoga days; accompany it with mantra-japa (especially the Panchakshara, ‘Om Namaḥ Śivāya’) and simple purity observances.