Shloka 33

पार्थिवप्रतिमापूजाविधानम्

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

Devanagari script

पक्षपापक्षयकरी पक्षभोगफलप्रदा । चैत्रे चतुर्थ्यां पूजा च कृता मासफलप्रदा

Transliteration

pakṣapāpakṣayakarī pakṣabhogaphalapradā | caitre caturthyāṃ pūjā ca kṛtā māsaphalapradā

Translation

पक्षपापक्षयकरी पक्षभोगफलप्रदा। चैत्रमासे चतुर्थ्यां या पूजा कृता सा मासफलप्रदा भवति।

Word by Word

• pakṣa-pāpa-kṣaya-karī: causing the fortnight’s sin-destruction
• pakṣa-pāpa-kṣaya-karī: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pakṣa (प्रातिपदिक) + pāpa (प्रातिपदिक) + kṣaya (प्रातिपदिक) + karī (कृ धातु-जन्य प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); समासः—तत्पुरुषः (‘pakṣasya pāpakṣayaṃ karoti’); ‘karī’ = ‘doing/making’ (agentive)

• pakṣa-bhoga-phala-pradā: granting the fruit of enjoyment for a fortnight
• pakṣa-bhoga-phala-pradā: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pakṣa (प्रातिपदिक) + bhoga (प्रातिपदिक) + phala (प्रातिपदिक) + pradā (प्रदा—दा धातु-जन्य प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); समासः—तत्पुरुषः (‘pakṣasya bhogaphalaṃ dadāti’)

• caitre: in (the month of) Caitra
• caitre: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: caitra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Locative (सप्तमी/7), Singular (एकवचन); मासवाचकः—‘in (the month of) Caitra’

• caturthyām: on the fourth (lunar day)
• caturthyām: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: caturthī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Locative (सप्तमी/7), Singular (एकवचन)

• pūjā: worship
• pūjā: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pūjā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction particle (समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय)

• kṛtā: performed
• kṛtā: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicate-participle)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (कृ धातु) + kta (क्त प्रत्यय)
• Form: Past passive participle (कृदन्त—क्त/PPP), Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); ‘done/performed’ agreeing with ‘pūjā’

• māsa-phala-pradā: granting the fruit of a month
• māsa-phala-pradā: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: māsa (प्रातिपदिक) + phala (प्रातिपदिक) + pradā (दा धातु-जन्य प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); समासः—तत्पुरुषः (‘māsasya phalaṃ dadāti’)

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Specifies enhanced phala for Caitra Caturthī worship (pāpa-kṣaya and bhoga-phala). In Śaiva Siddhānta, such vrata-like observances are caryā/kriyā supports: they reduce pāśa (mala/karma) and stabilize devotion, though mokṣa ultimately depends on Śiva’s grace.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Gaurī

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: naivedya

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that time-sacralized Śiva-bhakti (worship aligned with tithi) accelerates pāpa-kṣaya (removal of karmic impurities) and multiplies puṇya, making a single observance yield the merit of a longer period.

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

The verse prescribes pūjā on Caturthī as a concrete, Saguna form of devotion—typically expressed through Liṅga worship with offerings, mantra, and reverence—through which the devotee gains purification and blessings.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Perform Śiva-pūjā on Caitra Caturthī—ideally with Liṅga abhiṣeka, bilva offerings, and japa of the Pañcākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” dedicating the act for pāpa-kṣaya and inner purification.