Shloka 13

महापातकवर्णनम् (Mahāpātaka-varṇanam) — “Description of Great Sins and Their Consequences”

Devanagari script

स्थानसंस्कारपूजां च ये न कुर्वंति पर्वसु । विधिवद्वा गुरूणां च कर्म्मयोगव्यवस्थिताः

Transliteration

sthānasaṃskārapūjāṃ ca ye na kurvaṃti parvasu | vidhivadvā gurūṇāṃ ca karmmayogavyavasthitāḥ

Translation

ଯେମାନେ ପର୍ବଦିନରେ ସ୍ଥାନ-ସଂସ୍କାର ଓ ପୂଜା କରନ୍ତି ନାହିଁ, ଏବଂ ଯେମାନେ ବିଧିମତେ ଗୁରୁମାନଙ୍କ ସେବା ମଧ୍ୟ କରନ୍ତି ନାହିଁ—କର୍ମଯୋଗରେ ସ୍ଥିତ ବୋଲି କହିଲେ ମଧ୍ୟ—ସେମାନେ ଶୈବବିହିତ ସତ୍କର୍ମପଥ ଅନୁସରଣ କରନ୍ତି ନାହିଁ।

Word by Word

• स्थान-संस्कार-पूजाम्: (the) place-rite and consecration and worship
• स्थान-संस्कार-पूजाम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्थान (प्रातिपदिक) + संस्कार (प्रातिपदिक) + पूजा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; समासः—द्वन्द्वः (स्थानः/संस्कारः/पूजा—त्रयाणाम् समाहारः)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• ये: who (those who)
• ये: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; सम्बन्धि-सर्वनाम (relative pronoun)

• न: not
• न: Pratishedha (प्रतिषेध/Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation particle)

• कुर्वन्ति: they do/perform
• कुर्वन्ति: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन

• पर्वसु: on festival days/occasions
• पर्वसु: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location/Time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर्वन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), बहुवचन

• विधिवत्: according to rule
• विधिवत्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विधिवत् (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय (adverb)

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्प-अव्यय (disjunctive particle)

• गुरूणाम्: of the gurus
• गुरूणाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुरु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• कर्म-योग-व्यवस्थिताः: established in the discipline of action (karma-yoga)
• कर्म-योग-व्यवस्थिताः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कर्म (प्रातिपदिक) + योग (प्रातिपदिक) + व्यवस्थित (कृदन्त; वि+अव+स्था)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (कर्मयोगे व्यवस्थिताः)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: General injunction: on parva-days one should perform sthāna-saṃskāra and pūjā, and serve gurus duly; mere self-identification with ‘karma-yoga’ without these observances is criticized.

Significance: Connects festival observance to maintaining sacred space (kṣetra-śuddhi) and lineage (guru-sevā); pilgrimage is not tourism but periodic renewal of sanctity and discipline.

Shakti Dimension

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: dipa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that true spiritual discipline is not mere self-identification as a “karma-yogin,” but faithful observance of prescribed Shaiva duties—especially holy-day worship and reverent service to the Guru—through which grace and purification arise.

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

Festival worship (parva-pūjā) and consecration of the worship-seat are core elements of Saguna Shiva devotion; they support steady, rule-based practice (vidhi) that makes Linga worship fruitful and aligned with Shaiva dharma.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Perform vidhi-based parva worship: purify and prepare the worship-place (sthāna-saṃskāra), offer regular pūjā to Shiva, and practice guru-sevā as an essential limb of karma-yoga; accompany worship with mantra-japa such as the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) where appropriate.