Shloka 43
पार्थिवप्रतिमापूजाविधानम्
Pārthiva-pratimā Pūjā-vidhāna — Procedure for Worship of an Earthen Icon
आयुष्करी मृत्युहरा सर्वसिद्धिकरी नृणाम् । ज्येष्ठमासे महार्द्रायां चतुर्दशीदिनेपि च
āyuṣkarī mṛtyuharā sarvasiddhikarī nṛṇām | jyeṣṭhamāse mahārdrāyāṃ caturdaśīdinepi ca
Para sa mga tao, ito’y nagkakaloob ng mahabang buhay, pumupuksa sa takot sa kamatayan, at nagbibigay ng lahat ng kaganapan—lalo na kapag isinagawa sa buwan ng Jyeṣṭha, sa ilalim ng dakilang nakṣatra na Mahā-Ārdrā, at gayundin sa ika-14 na araw ng buwan (caturdaśī).
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Mahākāla
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.
Type: mahamrityunjaya
Role: liberating
Offering: naivedya
Cosmic Event: Jyeṣṭha month + Mahā-Ārdrā + caturdaśī conjunction highlighted as peak efficacy for āyus/siddhi aims
FAQs
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.
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.
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.