Shloka 70

पार्थिवप्रतिमापूजाविधानम्

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

Devanagari script

सदा पंचाक्षरस्यैव विशुद्धं ज्ञानमाप्यते । इष्टमन्त्रान्सदा जप्त्वा महापापक्षयं लभेत्

Transliteration

sadā paṃcākṣarasyaiva viśuddhaṃ jñānamāpyate | iṣṭamantrānsadā japtvā mahāpāpakṣayaṃ labhet

Translation

ด้วยความภักดีสม่ำเสมอต่อมนต์ปัญจाक्षร ย่อมได้ญาณอันบริสุทธิ์ไร้มลทิน และด้วยการภาวนามนต์ที่ตนยึดถือเป็นนิตย์ ย่อมได้ความสิ้นไปแห่งบาปใหญ่ทั้งปวง

Word by Word

• सदा: always
• सदा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (adverb of time)

• पञ्च-अक्षरस्य: of the five-syllabled (mantra)
• पञ्च-अक्षरस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पञ्च (संख्या/प्रातिपदिक) + अक्षर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), षष्ठी (Genitive, 6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• एव: indeed/only
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• विशुद्धम्: pure
• विशुद्धम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विशुद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा (Nominative, 1st), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषणम् (qualifying)

• ज्ञानम्: knowledge
• ज्ञानम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्ञान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा (Nominative, 1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• आप्यते: is obtained
• आप्यते: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आप् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), कर्मणि प्रयोग (Passive), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)

• इष्ट-मन्त्रान्: desired mantras
• इष्ट-मन्त्रान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इष्ट (प्रातिपदिक) + मन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative, 2nd), बहुवचन (Plural)

• सदा: always
• सदा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (adverb of time)

• जप्त्वा: having recited
• जप्त्वा: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जप् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive), ‘having recited’

• महा-पाप-क्षयम्: destruction of great sins
• महा-पाप-क्षयम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + पाप (प्रातिपदिक) + क्षय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative, 2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• लभेत्: would obtain
• लभेत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), आत्मनेपदम्, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not a site-legend; it is a doctrinal praise of mantra-upāsanā: pañcākṣarī-japa yields viśuddha-jñāna and iṣṭa-mantra-japa destroys mahāpāpa.

Significance: Positions the pañcākṣarī as a direct purifier of cognition (jñāna-śuddhi) and as a means of pāpa-kṣaya, preparing the bound soul (paśu) for Śiva’s liberating grace.

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: (implied) oṃ namaḥ śivāya

Type: panchakshara

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that steady japa of the Pañcākṣara leads to viśuddha-jñāna (purified spiritual knowledge) and that mantra practice burns away even heavy karmic impurities, aligning the soul (paśu) toward Shiva (Pati).

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

The Pañcākṣara is a direct, name-form mantra of Saguna Shiva; it is commonly performed alongside Linga worship, where japa and pūjā together purify the devotee and establish unwavering devotion to Lord Shiva.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Daily mantra-japa—especially of the Pañcākṣara (Namaḥ Śivāya) or one’s iṣṭa-mantra—done with steadiness and devotion; it may be paired with Shiva pūjā, rudrākṣa mālā japa, and bhasma (tripuṇḍra) observance where appropriate.