Shloka 59

पार्थिवप्रतिमापूजाविधानम्

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

Devanagari script

ज्ञानदं ब्रह्मणश्चैव धन्वंतर्यश्विनोस्तथा । रोगापमृत्युहरणं तत्कालव्याधिशांतिदम्

Transliteration

jñānadaṃ brahmaṇaścaiva dhanvaṃtaryaśvinostathā | rogāpamṛtyuharaṇaṃ tatkālavyādhiśāṃtidam

Translation

ब्रह्मवत् ज्ञानदं, धन्वन्तर्यश्विनीकुमारवत् चिकित्साशक्तिप्रदं; रोगापमृत्युहरं, तत्कालव्याधिशान्तिदं च।

Word by Word

• jñāna-dam: giving knowledge
• jñāna-dam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: jñāna (प्रातिपदिक) + da (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसakaliṅga, Prathamā (1st/प्रथमा), Ekavacana; tatpuruṣa: jñānaṃ dadāti iti

• brahmaṇaḥ: of Brahmā
• brahmaṇaḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Ṣaṣṭhī (6th/षष्ठī), Ekavacana

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Samuccaya-avyaya (conjunction)

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Avadhāraṇa-avyaya (particle of emphasis)

• dhanvantari-aśvinoḥ: of Dhanvantari and the Aśvins
• dhanvantari-aśvinoḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dhanvantari (प्रातिपदिक) + aśvin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Ṣaṣṭhī (6th/षष्ठī), Dvivacana; itaretara-dvandva (Dhanvantari and the Aśvins)

• tathā: likewise
• tathā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; samuccaya/anuvṛtti-artha (also/likewise)

• roga-apamṛtyu-haraṇam: removal of disease and untimely death
• roga-apamṛtyu-haraṇam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: roga (प्रातिपदिक) + apamṛtyu (प्रातिपदिक) + haraṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसakaliṅga, Prathamā (1st/प्रथमा), Ekavacana; dvandva (roga + apamṛtyu) as first member, then tatpuruṣa with haraṇa: (rogāpamṛtyoḥ) haraṇam

• tat-kāla-vyādhi-śānti-dam: giving immediate pacification of illness
• tat-kāla-vyādhi-śānti-dam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tat (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + kāla (प्रातिपदिक) + vyādhi (प्रातिपदिक) + śānti (प्रातिपदिक) + da (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसakaliṅga, Prathamā (1st/प्रथमा), Ekavacana; tatpuruṣa: tatkāle (then/immediately) vyādheḥ śāntiṃ dadāti iti

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Vaidyanātha

Jyotirlinga Context

Jyotirlinga: Vaidyanātha

Sthala Purana: The verse’s healing-and-apamṛtyu-removing emphasis aligns with the Vaidyanātha (Lord as the Supreme Physician) Jyotirliṅga motif: Śiva is approached as the divine healer who grants ārogya and protects from untimely death; devotees seek remedial grace through worship, charity, and offerings.

Significance: Ārogya (health), apamṛtyu-nivāraṇa (warding off untimely death), and śānti for sudden afflictions; supports purification and steadiness in bhakti.

Mantra Metadata

Type: mahamrityunjaya

Shakti Dimension

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Brahma
• Dhanvantari
• Ashvins
• Shiva

FAQs

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

It declares that Shiva-devotion is both liberating and protective: it grants jñāna (leading toward moksha) while also removing obstacles like disease and the fear of untimely death, showing Shiva as Pati who uplifts and safeguards the devotee.

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

The verse praises the tangible, grace-bestowing power of Saguna Shiva approached through Lingarchana and mantra-japa—where Shiva’s compassion manifests as knowledge, healing, and immediate relief from afflictions.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Regular Shiva-upasana such as Panchakshara japa ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya") with Linga worship—offering water, bilva leaves, and applying Tripuṇḍra bhasma—supported by steady bhakti, is implied as the means for pacifying disease and apamṛtyu.