Shloka 72

पार्थिवप्रतिमापूजाविधानम्

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

Devanagari script

गणनाद्द्वादशं सर्वं मध्वाज्यकुडवेन हि । द्रोणयुक्तेन मुद्गेन द्वादशव्यंजनेन च

Transliteration

gaṇanāddvādaśaṃ sarvaṃ madhvājyakuḍavena hi | droṇayuktena mudgena dvādaśavyaṃjanena ca

Translation

Dans tous ces éléments, le compte doit être de douze : avec une mesure kuḍava de miel et de ghee (ghṛta), avec une mesure droṇa de haricot mungo (mudga), et aussi avec douze sortes de mets d’accompagnement préparés.

Word by Word

• gaṇanāt: from counting/according to enumeration
• gaṇanāt: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gaṇanā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (f.), पञ्चमी/अपादान (5th/Ablative), एकवचन (sg.)

• dvādaśam: twelve (as a measure/quantity)
• dvādaśam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dvādaśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (n.), द्वितीया/कर्म (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (sg.)

• sarvam: all/entire
• sarvam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (n.), द्वितीया/कर्म (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (sg.)

• madhu-ājya-kuḍavena: with a kuḍava-measure of honey and ghee
• madhu-ājya-kuḍavena: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: madhu (प्रातिपदिक) + ājya (प्रातिपदिक) + kuḍava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), तृतीया/करण (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन (sg.); समासः—तत्पुरुषः (determinative): 'मधु-आज्ययोः कुडवः'

• hi: indeed/for
• hi: Sambandha/Emphasis (सम्बन्ध/निपातार्थ)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), अव्यय

• droṇa-yuktena: with (that which is) measured/combined with a droṇa
• droṇa-yuktena: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: droṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + yukta (कृदन्त, √yuj धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), तृतीया/करण (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन (sg.); 'droṇena yuktaḥ' इति तत्पुरुषः; yukta = क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle)

• mudgena: with green gram (mudga)
• mudgena: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mudga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), तृतीया/करण (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन (sg.)

• dvādaśa-vyañjanena: with twelve side-dishes/condiments
• dvādaśa-vyañjanena: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvādaśa (प्रातिपदिक) + vyañjana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (n.), तृतीया/करण (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन (sg.); समासः—तत्पुरुषः: 'dvādaśa (संख्या) + vyañjana' = 'twelve condiments/dishes'

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

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Jyotirlinga Context

Jyotirlinga: Viśvanātha

Sthala Purana: Kāśī/Viśveśvara traditions emphasize elaborate upacāras; the verse’s insistence on ‘twelve’ resonates with sacred enumerations (dvādaśa) used in vrata and pūjā structuring, here applied to naivedya components.

Significance: Encourages disciplined, rule-bound offering (niyama) rather than casual giving; the sacred count (12) sacralizes abundance and order, reinforcing devotional steadiness.

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Annapūrṇā

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: naivedya

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: Dhanurmāsa observance context continues; ‘dvādaśa’ may also evoke the solar cycle (12 months) as a symbolic frame for complete offering.

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches disciplined, number-based offering (twelvefold) as an expression of bhakti with order and purity—external precision supporting inner steadiness of mind directed to Śiva as Pati (the Lord).

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

The verse belongs to practical pūjā-instructions: measured naivedya and preparations are offered to the Liṅga as Saguna Śiva, where tangible offerings train devotion and reverence while remembering Śiva’s transcendence beyond the offerings.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

It suggests a structured naivedya offering—twelve items with specified measures—performed with mantra and focused attention; the meditative takeaway is consistency and purity in daily Śiva-pūjā.