Shloka 87

पार्थिवप्रतिमापूजाविधानम्

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

Devanagari script

बिंदुनादात्मकं सर्वं जगत्स्थावरजंगमम् । बिंदुः शक्तिः शिवो नादः शिवशक्त्यात्मकं जगत्

Transliteration

biṃdunādātmakaṃ sarvaṃ jagatsthāvarajaṃgamam | biṃduḥ śaktiḥ śivo nādaḥ śivaśaktyātmakaṃ jagat

Translation

This entire universe—both the immovable and the moving—is of the nature of Bindu and Nāda. Bindu is Śakti, Nāda is Śiva; thus the world is, in essence, Śiva and Śakti together.

Word by Word

• बिंदुनादात्मकम्: of the nature of bindu and nāda
• बिंदुनादात्मकम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बिंदु + नाद + आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; विशेषण—‘-आत्मक’ (having the nature of)

• सर्वम्: all
• सर्वम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; सार्वनामिक-विशेषण

• जगत्: the world
• जगत्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन

• स्थावरजंगमम्: (consisting of) immobile and mobile beings
• स्थावरजंगमम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्थावर + जंगम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; द्वन्द्व-समास (copulative): ‘immobile and mobile’

• बिंदुः: bindu (point/seed)
• बिंदुः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बिंदु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• शक्तिः: Śakti (power)
• शक्तिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• शिवः: Śiva
• शिवः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• नादः: nāda (sound/vibration)
• नादः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• शिवशक्त्यात्मकम्: of the nature of Śiva and Śakti
• शिवशक्त्यात्मकम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शिव + शक्ति + आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; विशेषण—‘-आत्मक’

• जगत्: the world
• जगत्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating Shiva’s doctrine to the sages at Naimisharanya, in the Vidyeshvara context)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Encourages seeing every pilgrimage and every liṅga as a revelation of the Śiva-Śakti ground (nāda-bindu), transforming external worship into contemplative recognition of the cosmos as divine embodiment.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Umā

Role: creative

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Shakti

FAQs

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

It teaches that creation is not separate from the Supreme: the cosmos is a manifestation of Śiva (consciousness, Nāda) and Śakti (power, Bindu). Realization of their unity supports liberation by dissolving the sense of separation.

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

The Liṅga symbolizes the undivided Śiva–Śakti reality: Śiva as pure awareness and Śakti as creative potency. Saguna worship uses form, sound, and ritual to approach the same non-dual ground indicated here as Nāda and Bindu.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Meditate on mantra (Nāda) and the inner point of concentration (Bindu)—for example, japa of “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” with steady attention at the heart or between the eyebrows—while offering worship to the Liṅga with bhakti.