Shloka 56

गौतमविघ्नप्रकरणम्

Episode of Obstacles to Gautama; Gaṇeśa’s Appearing Through Misguided Worship

Devanagari script

पार्थिवानां तथा पूजां गिरेः प्रक्रमणं तथा । करिष्यामि मुनिश्रेष्ठा आज्ञया श्रीमतामिह

Transliteration

pārthivānāṃ tathā pūjāṃ gireḥ prakramaṇaṃ tathā | kariṣyāmi muniśreṣṭhā ājñayā śrīmatāmiha

Translation

ഹേ മുനിശ്രേഷ്ഠന്മാരേ, ഇവിടെ ഉള്ള പൂജ്യ മഹാത്മാക്കളുടെ ആജ്ഞപ്രകാരം ഞാൻ പാർഥിവ (മണ്ണുകൊണ്ടുള്ള) ലിംഗപൂജയും പുണ്യഗിരിയുടെ പ്രദക്ഷിണാവിധിയും വിവരിക്കും।

Word by Word

• पार्थिवानाम्: of the earthen (liṅgas)
• पार्थिवानाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्थिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/षष्ठी), बहुवचन; सम्बन्ध (genitive)

• तथा: also/likewise
• तथा: Avyaya (अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अव्यय-प्रकारः—समुच्चय/अन्वयार्थक (adverb: ‘also/likewise’)

• पूजाम्: worship
• पूजाम्: Karma (कर्म/द्वितीया)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूजा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; कर्मपद

• गिरेः: of the mountain
• गिरेः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गिरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध (genitive)

• प्रक्रमणम्: circumambulation/going around
• प्रक्रमणम्: Karma (कर्म/द्वितीया)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रक्रमण (प्रातिपदिक; √क्रम् (धातु) + ल्युट्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; कर्मपद

• तथा: also
• तथा: Avyaya (अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अव्यय-प्रकारः—समुच्चय/अन्वयार्थक (adverb: ‘also’)

• करिष्यामि: I shall do
• करिष्यामि: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future/भविष्यत्), उत्तम-पुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• मुनिश्रेष्ठाः: O best of sages
• मुनिश्रेष्ठाः: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि + श्रेष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: मुनिनां श्रेष्ठाः); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; सम्बोधनार्थे प्रयोगः (vocative sense though form is nominative plural)

• आज्ञया: by the command
• आज्ञया: Karana (करण/तृतीया)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आज्ञा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; करण/हेतु-भाव (instrumental: ‘by/through’)

• श्रीमताम्: of the illustrious (ones)
• श्रीमताम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रीमन्त् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/षष्ठी), बहुवचन; विशेषण (genitive plural: ‘of the venerable/illustrious’)

• इह: here
• इह: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place: ‘here’)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Programmatic transition verse: Sūta announces he will expound the Pārthiva-liṅga pūjā and giri-pradakṣiṇā as instructed by venerable authorities. No specific Jyotirliṅga is named.

Significance: Frames ritual instruction as śāstra-pramāṇa transmitted through a respected lineage—key to Siddhānta’s emphasis on right teaching (ācārya-upadeśa) and correct kriyā as supports for liberation.

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse signals an authoritative transmission of practice: devotion (bhakti) expressed through Pārthiva Liṅga worship and sacred circumambulation, both treated as purifying disciplines that orient the soul (paśu) toward Shiva (Pati) and His grace.

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

By mentioning Pārthiva pūjā, it points to Saguna-upāsanā—approaching Shiva through the tangible Liṅga-form. In Shaiva Siddhānta, such disciplined worship refines the mind and prepares it for deeper realization while remaining rooted in Shiva’s compassionate, worship-accepting form.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

It suggests Pārthiva Liṅga pūjā (worship of an earthen Liṅga) and giri-pradakṣiṇā (circumambulation of a sacred mountain/kshetra), typically accompanied by mantra-japa (often the Pañcākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and offerings in a devotional spirit.