Shloka 78

पार्थिवप्रतिमापूजाविधानम्

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

Devanagari script

महानैवेद्यदानेन सहस्रेण द्विजर्षभाः । सत्यलोके च तल्लोके पूर्णमायुरवाप्नुयात्

Transliteration

mahānaivedyadānena sahasreṇa dvijarṣabhāḥ | satyaloke ca talloke pūrṇamāyuravāpnuyāt

Translation

Ó melhor entre os duas-vezes-nascidos, oferecendo em adoração mil grandes naivedyas, alcança-se Satyaloka, o mundo de Brahmā; e nesse mesmo mundo obtém-se a plena duração da vida.

Word by Word

• महानैवेद्य-दानॆन: by the gift of a great offering
• महानैवेद्य-दानॆन: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + नैवेद्य (प्रातिपदिक) + दान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; तृतीया विभक्ति (करण/instrumental), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (नैवेद्यदान = नैवेद्यस्य दानम्; महा- उपपद/विशेषण)

• सहस्रेण: by (a) thousand (i.e., a thousandfold)
• सहस्रेण: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सहस्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; तृतीया विभक्ति (करण/instrumental), एकवचन; संख्यावाचक

• द्विज-ऋषभाः: O best of the twice-born
• द्विज-ऋषभाः: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज (प्रातिपदिक) + ऋषभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति (सम्बोधन/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (कर्मधारय-प्रायः: द्विजेषु ऋषभाः = ‘best of Brahmins’)

• सत्यलोके: in Satyaloka
• सत्यलोके: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्य (प्रातिपदिक) + लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सप्तमी विभक्ति (अधिकरण/locative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (कर्मधारय: सत्यः लोकः)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक निपात (conjunction)

• तत्-लोके: in that world
• तत्-लोके: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सप्तमी विभक्ति (अधिकरण/locative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (सर्वनामपूर्वपद: तस्मिन् लोके)

• पूर्णम्: full, complete
• पूर्णम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति (कर्म/accusative), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (आयुः-विशेषण)

• आयुः: lifespan
• आयुः: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आयुस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति (कर्म/accusative), एकवचन; ‘पूर्णम्’ इति विशेषणेन सह

• अवाप्नुयात्: would attain
• अवाप्नुयात्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव + आप् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Characters & Entities

• Brahma

FAQs

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

It teaches that sincere, repeated devotional offering (naivedya-dāna) generates powerful merit (puṇya) that elevates the soul to higher realms like Satyaloka and grants longevity there—showing how bhakti expressed through disciplined ritual bears tangible karmic fruit.

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

Naivedya is a core act of Saguna Shiva worship—serving the Lord in a personal, worshipful form (often the Śiva-liṅga). The verse highlights that such concrete service, performed repeatedly and reverently, becomes a vehicle for spiritual upliftment.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

It suggests regular Shiva-pūjā with naivedya offered in significant measure (symbolically “a thousand times”), ideally alongside mantra-japa such as the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) to unify external offering with inner devotion.