Shloka 43

पार्थिवप्रतिमापूजाविधानम्

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

Devanagari script

आयुष्करी मृत्युहरा सर्वसिद्धिकरी नृणाम् । ज्येष्ठमासे महार्द्रायां चतुर्दशीदिनेपि च

Transliteration

āyuṣkarī mṛtyuharā sarvasiddhikarī nṛṇām | jyeṣṭhamāse mahārdrāyāṃ caturdaśīdinepi ca

Translation

พิธีนี้ประทานอายุยืน ขจัดความหวาดกลัวต่อความตาย และมอบสิทธิทั้งปวงแก่ผู้คน—ยิ่งนักเมื่อทำในเดือนเชษฐะ ในฤกษ์มหาอารทรา และในวันจตุรทศีด้วย

Word by Word

• आयुः-करी: bestowing longevity
• आयुः-करी: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आयुस् (प्रातिपदिक) + करी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुष: आयुः करोतीति

• मृत्यु-हरा: removing death (danger)
• मृत्यु-हरा: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मृत्यु (प्रातिपदिक) + हरा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुष: मृत्युं हरतीति

• सर्व-सिद्धि-करी: granting all accomplishments
• सर्व-सिद्धि-करी: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + सिद्धि (प्रातिपदिक) + करी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: सर्वाः सिद्धयः करोतीति

• नृणाम्: of men / for people
• नृणाम्: सम्बन्ध (Ṣaṣṭhī/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), बहुवचन

• ज्येष्ठ-मासे: in the month of Jyeṣṭha
• ज्येष्ठ-मासे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्येष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक) + मास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ज्येष्ठस्य मासे

• महा-आर्द्रायाम्: on Mahā-Ārdrā
• महा-आर्द्रायाम्: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा (उपसर्ग/पूर्वपद) + आर्द्रा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन

• चतुर्दशी-दिने: on the day of the fourteenth lunar day
• चतुर्दशी-दिने: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चतुर्दशी (प्रातिपदिक) + दिन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: चतुर्दश्याः दिने

• अपि: also
• अपि: सम्बन्ध (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपि-भावक-अव्यय (also/even)

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

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Mahākāla

Jyotirlinga Context

Jyotirlinga: Mahākāleśvara

Sthala Purana: Mahākāla as the Lord of Time who overcomes death-fear; the verse’s ‘mṛtyuharā’ and caturdaśī emphasis resonates with Mahākāla’s soteriology—Śiva grants āyus and transcends kāla for the devotee.

Significance: Worship aimed at longevity and removal of death-fear; aligns with Mahākāla’s protective grace and the tradition of night worship on caturdaśī-like observances.

Mantra Metadata

Type: mahamrityunjaya

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Ritual Elements

Offering: naivedya

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: Jyeṣṭha month + Mahā-Ārdrā + caturdaśī conjunction highlighted as peak efficacy for āyus/siddhi aims

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It declares that Shiva-upāsanā performed on highly charged sacred timings (Jyeṣṭha, Ārdrā, and Caturdaśī) ripens into āyuḥ (vital longevity), mṛtyu-bhaya-nivṛtti (freedom from the fear of death), and siddhi—ultimately orienting the devotee toward Shiva as Pati, the liberating Lord.

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

The promised fruits are classically associated with Saguna Shiva worship—especially Linga-pūjā—where the devotee approaches Shiva through a sacred form and prescribed observances; through that disciplined devotion, grace arises that loosens pāśa (bondage) and leads toward realization of Shiva’s transcendent nature.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Observe Shiva worship on Caturdaśī (notably Mahāśivarātri-type timing): perform Linga abhiṣeka, japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), and maintain purity/vrata; wearing rudrākṣa and applying tripuṇḍra may be included as supportive Shaiva disciplines.