Shloka 43

संहाररूप-प्रादुर्भावः

Manifestation of Śiva’s Saṃhāra-Form

Devanagari script

शिवोत्सवेषु सर्वेषु चतुर्दश्यष्टमीषु च । पठेत्प्रतिष्ठाकाले तु शिवसन्निधिकारणम्

Transliteration

śivotsaveṣu sarveṣu caturdaśyaṣṭamīṣu ca | paṭhetpratiṣṭhākāle tu śivasannidhikāraṇam

Translation

శివుని అన్ని ఉత్సవాలలోను, చతుర్దశి మరియు అష్టమి తిథులలోను, ముఖ్యంగా ప్రతిష్ఠా కాలంలో, దీనిని పఠించాలి; ఎందుకంటే ఈ పఠనమే శివుని తక్షణ సన్నిధికి కారణమవుతుంది।

Word by Word

• शिवोत्सवेषु: in Śiva-festivals
• शिवोत्सवेषु: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव-उत्सव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी विभक्ति, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष—शिवस्य उत्सवः ‘festivals of Śiva’

• सर्वेषु: in all
• सर्वेषु: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• चतुर्दश्यष्टमीषु: on the 14th and 8th lunar days
• चतुर्दश्यष्टमीषु: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चतुर्दशी-अष्टमी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी विभक्ति, बहुवचन; द्वन्द्व—चतुर्दशी च अष्टमी च (tithis)

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

• पठेत्: one should recite
• पठेत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √पठ् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• प्रतिष्ठाकाले: at the consecration time
• प्रतिष्ठाकाले: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रतिष्ठा-काल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष—प्रतिष्ठायाः कालः ‘at the time of consecration’

• तु: also/indeed
• तु: Discourse marker (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (contrast/emphasis)

• शिवसन्निधिकारणम्: the cause of Śiva’s presence
• शिवसन्निधिकारणम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव-सन्निधि-कारण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष—शिवस्य सन्निधेः कारणम् ‘cause of Śiva’s presence’

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: General liturgical prescription: recitation during Śiva-utsavas and on caturdaśī/aṣṭamī; especially during pratiṣṭhā to invoke Śiva-sannidhi (felt presence).

Significance: Highlights temple-consecration efficacy: pāṭha functions as a means for ‘sannidhi’—a lived experience of Śiva’s nearness in the shrine and community.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

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 śravaṇa–kīrtana (devotional recitation) is not merely symbolic: when done on Śiva’s sacred occasions—especially during pratiṣṭhā—it becomes a direct means (kāraṇa) for experiencing Śiva-sannidhi, the felt nearness of Pati (Śiva) to the devotee.

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

Pratiṣṭhā is the rite by which the Liṅga (Saguna focus for worship) is installed and ritually enlivened for daily pūjā. The verse links recitation to the sanctification of that worship-space, affirming that mantra/śāstra-recitation supports the descent of divine presence into the consecrated form.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Recite the prescribed Śiva-stotra/teaching during Śiva-utsavas and on aṣṭamī and caturdaśī (notably Mahāśivarātri’s caturdaśī), and especially during Liṅga-pratiṣṭhā; pair it with focused bhakti and pūjā to cultivate Śiva-sannidhi.