Shloka 10

पार्थिवप्रतिमापूजाविधानम्

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

Devanagari script

शाल्यन्नेनैव नैवेद्यं सर्वं कुडवमानतः । गृहे तु कुडवं ज्ञेयं मानुषे प्रस्थमिष्यते

Transliteration

śālyannenaiva naivedyaṃ sarvaṃ kuḍavamānataḥ | gṛhe tu kuḍavaṃ jñeyaṃ mānuṣe prasthamiṣyate

Translation

എല്ലാ നൈവേദ്യവും ശാലി അരിയാൽ തന്നെ ‘കുഡവ’ അളവനുസരിച്ച് സമർപ്പിക്കണം. ഗൃഹപൂജയിൽ മാനമായി ‘കുഡവ’ അറിയുക; സാധാരണ മനുഷ്യപ്രയോഗത്തിൽ അത് ‘പ്രസ്ഥ’ ആയി കണക്കാക്കുന്നു।

Word by Word

• śāli-annena: with rice-food
• śāli-annena: Karaṇa (करण/instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śāli (प्रातिपदिक) + anna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napuṃsakaliṅga (neuter), Tṛtīyā (instrumental), Ekavacana; ‘śāli-anna’ = rice-food

• eva: only/indeed
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Avadhāraṇa-nipāta (emphatic particle)

• naivedyam: offering (food offering)
• naivedyam: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: naivedya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napuṃsakaliṅga, Prathamā (nominative), Ekavacana

• sarvam: all/entire
• sarvam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napuṃsakaliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; adjective qualifying naivedyam

• kuḍava-mānataḥ: according to the kuḍava measure
• kuḍava-mānataḥ: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kuḍava (प्रातिपदिक) + māna (प्रातिपदिक) + tas (तसिल्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: Tasil-anta avyaya (ablatival adverb): ‘by the measure of a kuḍava’

• gṛhe: in a house
• gṛhe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gṛha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napuṃsakaliṅga, Saptamī (7th case/locative), Ekavacana

• tu: but/indeed
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Virodha/avadhāraṇa-nipāta (contrastive particle)

• kuḍavam: a kuḍava (measure)
• kuḍavam: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kuḍava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (masculine), Dvitīyā (accusative), Ekavacana

• jñeyam: should be known
• jñeyam: Kriyā (क्रिया/predicative)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: jñeya (कृदन्त; √jñā धातु)
• Form: Napuṃsakaliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; gerundive (भाव्य/तव्यत्-अर्थ): ‘to be known’

• mānuṣe: in human usage
• mānuṣe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/domain)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mānuṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napuṃsakaliṅga, Saptamī (locative), Ekavacana; context: ‘in human (measure/usage)’

• prastham: a prastha (measure)
• prastham: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prastha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana

• iṣyate: is considered
• iṣyate: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √iṣ (धातु)
• Form: Laṭ-lakāra (present), Prathama-puruṣa, Ekavacana; Ātmanepada; bhāva-prayoga sense: ‘is considered/accepted’

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Establishes correct naivedya-measure as part of śivapūjā-vidhi; accuracy in offering is treated as a limb of devotion that supports merit (puṇya) and eligibility for higher fruits.

Ritual Elements

Offering: naivedya

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that devotion (bhakti) should be supported by disciplined observance—offering to Shiva with purity and proper order—so the worship becomes a deliberate, sattvic act rather than a casual habit.

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

In Saguna Shiva worship of the Linga, tangible offerings like naivedya are part of honoring the Lord as present and receivable; the verse standardizes the offering so the ritual remains consistent and reverent.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical puja takeaway is to offer simple, pure śāli-rice naivedya in a defined measure (kuḍava), maintaining niyama (ritual discipline) alongside mantra-japa such as the Panchakshara.