Shloka 34

पार्थिवप्रतिमापूजाविधानम्

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

Devanagari script

वर्षभोगप्रदा ज्ञेया कृता वै सिंहभाद्र के । श्रवण्यादित्यवारे च सप्तम्यां हस्तभे दिने

Transliteration

varṣabhogapradā jñeyā kṛtā vai siṃhabhādra ke | śravaṇyādityavāre ca saptamyāṃ hastabhe dine

Translation

ఈ ఆచారం ఒక సంవత్సరం పాటు భోగసంపదలను ఇచ్చేదిగా తెలుసుకోవాలి—భాద్రపద మాసంలో సింహ రాశి సమయంలో, ఆదివారం, శ్రవణ నక్షత్రంతో, సప్తమి తిథిన, చంద్రుడు హస్త నక్షత్రంలో ఉన్న రోజున నిర్వహించినప్పుడు.

Word by Word

• वर्षभोगप्रदा: giving a year (of) enjoyment
• वर्षभोगप्रदा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वर्ष-भोग-प्रद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण—‘प्रदा’ (giver) with objects ‘वर्ष’ and ‘भोग’

• ज्ञेया: is to be known
• ज्ञेया: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ज्ञा (धातु)
• Form: तव्यत्-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (gerundive), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘ज्ञेया’ = should be known

• कृता: performed/done
• कृता: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘done/performed’

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निश्चयार्थक (indeed)

• सिंहभाद्रके: in Siṃhabhādra (time)
• सिंहभाद्रके: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिंह-भाद्रक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; कालविशेष (a month/period named Siṃhabhādra)

• श्रवणि: in (the nakṣatra) Śravaṇā
• श्रवणि: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रवणि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; नक्षत्र-नाम (Śravaṇā)

• आदित्यवारे: on Sunday
• आदित्यवारे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आदित्य-वार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; ‘Sunday’

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• सप्तम्याम्: on the seventh (tithi)
• सप्तम्याम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सप्तमी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; तिथि-नाम (on the seventh lunar day)

• हस्तभे: in Hasta (nakṣatra)
• हस्तभे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हस्त-भ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; ‘हस्त-भ’ = हस्त-नक्षत्रे (in Hasta nakṣatra)

• दिने: on the day
• दिने: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that Shiva-worship (vrata/pujā) becomes especially fruitful when aligned with auspicious tithi–nakṣatra–vāra combinations, indicating that disciplined devotion and right timing support dharma and sustained well-being over a year.

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

The verse prescribes an auspicious calendrical window for performing a Shiva observance—typically centered on Saguna Shiva worship through the Liṅga—where careful ritual alignment is said to amplify the merit and tangible results of devotion.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Perform a Shiva vrata/pujā on the specified day (Bhādrapada, Sunday, saptamī with Śravaṇā and Hasta conditions), ideally with Liṅga-abhiṣeka, japa of the Pañcākṣarī ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya"), and offerings made with steady bhakti.