Shloka 15

Śivapūjā-stuti: Deva-Ṛṣi-Paramparāyāṃ Śaṃkara-caritasya Prastāvaḥ

Prelude to Śaṃkara’s narrative and the lineage of Śiva-worship

Devanagari script

अदितिर्देवमाता च नित्यं प्रीत्या चकार ह । पार्थिवीं शैवपूजां वै सवधूः प्रेमतत्परा

Transliteration

aditirdevamātā ca nityaṃ prītyā cakāra ha | pārthivīṃ śaivapūjāṃ vai savadhūḥ prematatparā

Translation

Aditi, Mère des Devas, accomplissait chaque jour, avec une joie venue du cœur, le culte śaiva du Liṅga terrestre (d’argile), avec ses belles-filles, tout entière vouée à une bhakti d’amour.

Word by Word

• अदितिः: Aditi
• अदितिः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अदिति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• देवमाता: mother of the gods
• देवमाता: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव + माता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (देवानां माता)

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• नित्यम्: always
• नित्यम्: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण नपुंसकलिङ्ग-एकवचन-प्रथमा/द्वितीया (adverbial accusative)

• प्रीत्या: with love; out of affection
• प्रीत्या: करण (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रीति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• चकार: did; performed
• चकार: क्रिया (Verb/आख्यात)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• ह: indeed; surely
• ह: सम्बन्ध-निपात (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ह (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), अव्यय; स्मरण/खल्वर्थक (emphatic/expletive)

• पार्थिवीम्: earthen; made of clay
• पार्थिवीम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पार्थिवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• शैवपूजाम्: Śaiva worship (worship of Śiva)
• शैवपूजाम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शैव + पूजा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (शिवस्य/शैवस्य पूजा)

• वै: indeed; certainly
• वै: सम्बन्ध-निपात (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), अव्यय; निश्चयार्थक (certainly)

• सवधूः: together with her daughter-in-law/bride
• सवधूः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स + वधू (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सहार्थक-उपपद (with a bride/daughter-in-law)

• प्रेमतत्परा: devoted to love
• प्रेमतत्परा: विशेषण (कर्तृ-सम्बन्धि)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रेमन् + तत्पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (प्रेमणि तत्परा)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga episode; highlights nitya-pūjā of a pārthiva (clay) liṅga as a widely accessible vrata-like practice.

Significance: Models daily devotion (nitya-sevā) and the Siddhānta idea that disciplined worship prepares the Paśu for Śiva’s anugraha.

Mantra Metadata

Type: panchakshara

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Aditi

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Aditi
• Shiva

FAQs

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

It praises steady, love-filled daily Śaiva practice: devotion (prema-bhakti) expressed through consistent worship purifies the soul (paśu) and orients it toward Shiva (Pati), making the heart fit for grace.

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

It explicitly highlights pārthiva-śiva-pūjā—worship of Shiva in a tangible Liṅga form made of earth—showing Saguna upāsanā as a direct, accessible means to approach the transcendent Shiva through reverent form.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Daily Parthiva Liṅga pūjā is implied: fashioning a clay Liṅga, offering water/flowers, and repeating Shiva’s mantra—especially the Panchakshara “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—with heartfelt devotion.