Shloka 14

Pārthiva-Śiva-liṅga Saṃkhyā-vidhāna

Enumeration and Procedure of Earthen Liṅga Worship

Devanagari script

दारिद्र ये पंचसाहस्रमयुतं सर्वकामदम् । अथ नित्यविधिं वक्ष्ये शृणुध्वं मुनिसत्तमाः

Transliteration

dāridra ye paṃcasāhasramayutaṃ sarvakāmadam | atha nityavidhiṃ vakṣye śṛṇudhvaṃ munisattamāḥ

Translation

In times of poverty, the rite involving fifty thousand (repetitions/offerings) grants the fulfilment of all desires. Now I shall declare the daily discipline (nitya-vidhi); listen, O best of sages.

Word by Word

• दारिद्रे: in poverty
• दारिद्रे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दारिद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन

• ये: those who
• ये: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक सर्वनाम

• पञ्च-साहस्रम्: five thousand
• पञ्च-साहस्रम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पञ्च (प्रातिपदिक) + साहस्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; द्विगु-समासः = ‘five thousand’

• अयुतम्: ten thousand
• अयुतम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अयुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; संख्या = ‘ten thousand’

• सर्व-कामदम्: granting all desires
• सर्व-कामदम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + कामद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः—सर्वान् कामान् ददाति इति (उपपद-तत्पुरुष)

• अथ: then/now
• अथ: Discourse-marker (सम्बोधन/अनुक्रम)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुक्रम/आरम्भसूचक (then/now)

• नित्य-विधिम्: the daily procedure
• नित्य-विधिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नित्य (प्रातिपदिक) + विधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; समासः—नित्यस्य विधिः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• वक्ष्ये: I shall tell
• वक्ष्ये: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future/लृट्), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person/उत्तम), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• शृणुध्वम्: listen (you all)
• शृणुध्वम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative/लोट्), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person/मध्यम), बहुवचन; आत्मनेपद

• मुनि-सत्तमाः: O best sages
• मुनि-सत्तमाः: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक) + सत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; कर्मधारय—मुनयः एव सत्तमाः

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: naivedya

FAQs

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

The verse links material hardship with intensified Shiva-sadhana, teaching that disciplined devotion (especially japa and regular observance) aligns the devotee with Shiva’s grace, which can remove obstacles and also mature the soul toward steadiness and faith.

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

By introducing nitya-vidhi, the text points to daily Saguna worship—approaching Shiva through accessible forms such as the Shiva-Linga, mantra, and ritual discipline—so the devotee can receive both worldly support (artha, kama) and spiritual uplift (dharma, moksha).

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

It suggests a prescribed count of repetitions/offerings (fifty thousand) during poverty, followed by adherence to a daily Shiva-worship regimen (nitya-vidhi), typically centered on mantra-japa and regular puja.