Shloka 69

पार्थिवप्रतिमापूजाविधानम्

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

Devanagari script

ज्ञानं लब्ध्वा च देहांते विप्रो मुक्तिमवाप्नुयात् । अन्येषां नरनारीणां त्रिःस्नानेन जपेन च

Transliteration

jñānaṃ labdhvā ca dehāṃte vipro muktimavāpnuyāt | anyeṣāṃ naranārīṇāṃ triḥsnānena japena ca

Translation

సత్యజ్ఞానం పొందిన బ్రాహ్మణుడు దేహాంతంలో మోక్షాన్ని పొందుతాడు. ఇతర స్త్రీపురుషులకు త్రికాల స్నానం మరియు జపసాధన ద్వారా (శివారాధన శుద్ధాచారానుసారం) మోక్షమార్గం సమీపమవుతుంది.

Word by Word

• ज्ञानम्: knowledge
• ज्ञानम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्ञान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया (Accusative, 2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• लब्ध्वा: having obtained
• लब्ध्वा: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive), ‘having obtained’

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

• देह-अन्ते: at the end of the body (i.e., at death)
• देह-अन्ते: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देह (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), सप्तमी (Locative, 7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• विप्रः: a brāhmaṇa
• विप्रः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative, 1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• मुक्तिम्: liberation
• मुक्तिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), द्वितीया (Accusative, 2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• अवाप्नुयात्: may attain
• अवाप्नुयात्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव + आप् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)

• अन्येषाम्: of others
• अन्येषाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine) / नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter) (contextual), षष्ठी (Genitive, 6th), बहुवचन (Plural)

• नर-नारीणाम्: of men and women
• नर-नारीणाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक) + नारी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/स्त्रीलिङ्ग-समाहार (men and women), षष्ठी (Genitive, 6th), बहुवचन (Plural)

• त्रिः-स्नानेन: by thrice-bathing
• त्रिः-स्नानेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रिः (अव्यय/संख्यावाचक) + स्नान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), तृतीया (Instrumental, 3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• जपेन: by recitation
• जपेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), तृतीया (Instrumental, 3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

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

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: The verse teaches a general soteriological rule: jñāna at life’s end yields mokṣa for the qualified seeker; for others, purification through nitya-śauca (triḥsnāna) and mantra-japa in Śiva-worship becomes the practical approach to liberation.

Significance: Frames liberation as accessible through Śiva-upāsanā: either via jñāna culminating at death, or via daily purificatory discipline and japa that gradually removes mala and prepares for Śiva’s grace.

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It presents a Shaiva path where liberating insight (jñāna) is primary, while disciplined purification and mantra-japa prepare and elevate those who are not established in such knowledge—both culminating in Shiva-grace and moksha.

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

Thrice-daily bathing and japa are classic preparatory observances for Saguna Shiva worship—approaching the Linga with purity and steady remembrance—through which the mind becomes fit for devotion and, ultimately, realization.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Regular triḥ-snana (threefold daily bathing) and japa—especially of Shiva-mantras such as the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya)—as a sustained daily discipline.