Shloka 36
पार्थिवप्रतिमापूजाविधानम्
Pārthiva-pratimā Pūjā-vidhāna — Procedure for Worship of an Earthen Icon
द्वादश्यां विष्णुयजनमिष्टंसंपत्करं विदुः । श्रावणे विष्णुयजनमिष्टारोग्यप्रदं भवेत्
dvādaśyāṃ viṣṇuyajanamiṣṭaṃsaṃpatkaraṃ viduḥ | śrāvaṇe viṣṇuyajanamiṣṭārogyapradaṃ bhavet
Orang bijaksana menyatakan bahawa pemujaan kepada Dewa Viṣṇu pada hari Dvādaśī ialah amalan bertuah yang membawa kemakmuran. Dan pemujaan kepada Dewa Viṣṇu pada bulan Śrāvaṇa menjadi penganugerahan kesihatan yang dihajati serta kebebasan daripada penyakit.
Suta Goswami (narrating traditional observances to the sages at Naimisharanya)
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Jyotirlinga: Viśvanātha
Sthala Purana: In the Kāśī-centered Śiva Purāṇa setting, even Viṣṇu-yajana is presented as dharmic and fruit-bearing; the implicit hierarchy is that such prosperity/health-supporting rites ultimately mature into eligibility for Śiva’s liberating grace in the Viśveśvara kṣetra.
Significance: Prosperity and health are framed as legitimate fruits of dharma; in Kāśī’s Śaiva horizon, they function as supportive conditions for sustained sādhana and bhakti.
Type: stotra
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
It teaches that sacred timing (tithi and month) refines the fruit of worship: Dvādaśī supports prosperity, while Śrāvaṇa emphasizes healing and well-being—showing how dharmic discipline channels grace into specific life-needs.
Within the Shiva Purana’s ritual framework, honoring Viṣṇu on specific days complements Saguna devotion and supports harmony among divine functions; such disciplined observance ultimately prepares the devotee for steadier Shiva-bhakti and inner purity conducive to Linga-worship.
Perform Viṣṇu-yajana (formal worship with offerings, mantra, and purity) on Dvādaśī for prosperity, and especially in Śrāvaṇa for health; keep a vrata-like discipline (cleanliness, restraint, and japa) to stabilize the intended result.