Shloka 46

पार्थिवप्रतिमापूजाविधानम्

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

Devanagari script

कार्तिके मासि संप्राप्ते सर्वान्देवान्यजेद्बुधः । दानेन तपसा होमैर्जपेन नियमेन च

Transliteration

kārtike māsi saṃprāpte sarvāndevānyajedbudhaḥ | dānena tapasā homairjapena niyamena ca

Translation

కార్తిక మాసము వచ్చినప్పుడు జ్ఞానవంతుడైన భక్తుడు దానము, తపస్సు, హోమములు, జపము మరియు నియమనుష్ఠానములతో సమస్త దేవతలను పూజించవలెను।

Word by Word

• कार्तिके: in Kārtika
• कार्तिके: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कार्तिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी, एकवचन

• मासि: in the month
• मासि: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सप्तमी, एकवचन

• संप्राप्ते: when (it) has arrived
• संप्राप्ते: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Locative absolute)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्+प्र+आप् (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past participle, क्त); सप्तमी, एकवचन; लोके सप्तमी (locative absolute): ‘when (it has) arrived’

• सर्वान्: all
• सर्वान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया, बहुवचन; विशेषणम्

• देवान्: gods
• देवान्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• यजेत्: should worship
• यजेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: यज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative/विधिलिङ्); प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; ‘should worship’

• बुधः: the wise person
• बुधः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बुध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन

• दानेन: by giving/charity
• दानेन: Karaṇa (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; तृतीया, एकवचन

• तपसा: by austerity
• तपसा: Karaṇa (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; तृतीया, एकवचन

• होमैः: by fire-offerings
• होमैः: Karaṇa (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: होम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया, बहुवचन

• जपेन: by recitation (japa)
• जपेन: Karaṇa (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया, एकवचन

• नियमेन: by observance/discipline
• नियमेन: Karaṇa (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नियम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया, एकवचन

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

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Kārttika is presented as a universal worship-season: intensified sādhana (dāna, tapas, homa, japa, niyama) purifies the bound soul (paśu) and prepares it for Śiva’s grace.

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Ritual Elements

Offering: naivedya

Characters & Entities

• Devas

FAQs

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

It elevates Kārtika as a sacred period for concentrated sādhana: generosity, self-restraint, ritual worship, and mantra-japa—acts that purify the soul (paśu) and orient it toward Shiva (Pati) through disciplined living.

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

Although it mentions worship of ‘all the gods,’ in a Shaiva reading this harmonizes with Linga-worship: devas are honored within Shiva’s cosmic hierarchy, while devotion culminates in Saguna Shiva as the supreme Lord worshiped through the Linga.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Perform japa (especially Panchakshara—“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), observe niyamas/vratas, offer homa where appropriate, and complement worship with dana (charity) and tapas (measured austerity).