Shloka 88

पार्थिवप्रतिमापूजाविधानम्

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

Devanagari script

नादाधारमिदं बिंदुर्बिंद्वाधारमिदं जगत् । जगदाधारभूतौ हि बिंदुनादौ व्यवस्थितौ

Transliteration

nādādhāramidaṃ biṃdurbiṃdvādhāramidaṃ jagat | jagadādhārabhūtau hi biṃdunādau vyavasthitau

Translation

Bindu ini bersandar pada Nāda; dan seluruh alam semesta bersandar pada Bindu. Sesungguhnya, Nāda dan Bindu ditegakkan sebagai asas yang menopang kosmos.

Word by Word

• नादाधारम्: having nāda as its support
• नादाधारम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नाद + आधार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; ‘नाद-आधार’ = having nāda as support

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• बिंदुः: bindu
• बिंदुः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बिंदु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• बिंद्वाधारम्: having bindu as its support
• बिंद्वाधारम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बिंदु + आधार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; ‘बिंदु-आधार’ = having bindu as support

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• जगत्: world
• जगत्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• जगदाधारभूतौ: being the support of the world (two)
• जगदाधारभूतौ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जगत् + आधार + भूत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), द्विवचन; ‘जगत्-आधार-भूत’ = being the support of the world

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha/Avadhāraṇa (सम्बन्ध/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), अव्यय; emphasis/indeed

• बिंदुनादौ: bindu and nāda (the two)
• बिंदुनादौ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बिंदु + नाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), द्विवचन; द्वन्द्व-समास: ‘bindu and nāda’

• व्यवस्थितौ: are established/positioned
• व्यवस्थितौ: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (कर्तृ-समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि + अव + √स्था (धातु) + क्त (प्रत्यय) → व्यवस्थित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), द्विवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि/स्थितिवाचक (past participle): ‘well-established/placed’

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Frames the cosmos as hierarchically supported by nāda and bindu; for pilgrims, this sacralizes the liṅga as the ‘support of supports’ and encourages contemplative steadiness (sthiti) grounded in Śiva-Śakti.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Umā

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse teaches that manifestation proceeds from subtle principles: Nāda (primordial vibration/Śiva’s revelatory power) gives rise to Bindu (the seed of form), and through Bindu the universe is sustained—pointing the seeker inward to the causal source rather than only outer appearances.

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

The Linga symbolizes the unmanifest-to-manifest continuum: Bindu suggests the seed of form, while Nāda suggests the mantra-vibration. Linga worship, especially with mantra, aligns devotion to Saguna Shiva with the deeper Nirguna ground indicated by Nāda-Bindu.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Mantra-japa (especially the Panchakshara, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with inward listening to subtle sound (nāda-anusandhāna) is implied; worship can be supported by Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrāksha as Shaiva aids for steadiness and purity.