Shloka 49

पार्थिवप्रतिमापूजाविधानम्

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

Devanagari script

कार्तिकादित्यवारेषु नृणामादित्यपूजनात् । तैलकार्पासदानात्तु भवेत्कुष्ठादिसंक्षयः

Transliteration

kārtikādityavāreṣu nṛṇāmādityapūjanāt | tailakārpāsadānāttu bhavetkuṣṭhādisaṃkṣayaḥ

Translation

ماہِ کارتک میں اتوار کے دن جب لوگ سورج دیو کی پوجا کرتے ہیں اور تیل و کپاس کا دان کرتے ہیں تو کوڑھ وغیرہ بیماریوں کا زوال اور خاتمہ ہوتا ہے۔

Word by Word

• कार्तिकादित्यवारेषु: on Sundays in Kārtika (month)
• कार्तिकादित्यवारेषु: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कार्तिक-आदित्य-वार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, बहुवचन; समासः कार्तिक-आदित्य-वार (तत्पुरुष)

• नृणाम्: of men/people
• नृणाम्: Shashthi-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन

• आदित्यपूजनात्: from worship of the Sun
• आदित्यपूजनात्: Hetu/Apadana (हेतु/अपादान-cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आदित्य-पूजन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; समासः आदित्य-पूजन (तत्पुरुष)

• तैलकार्पासदानात्: from giving oil and cotton
• तैलकार्पासदानात्: Hetu/Apadana (हेतु/अपादान-cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तैल-कार्पास-दान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी, एकवचन; समासः तैल + कार्पास (द्वन्द्व) + दान (तत्पुरुष-प्राय)

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात/particle (emphasis)

• भवेत्: would be/occurs
• भवेत्: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• कुष्ठादिसंक्षयः: cessation of leprosy etc.
• कुष्ठादिसंक्षयः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुष्ठ-आदि-संक्षय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः कुष्ठ-आदि (तत्पुरुष) + संक्षय (तत्पुरुष)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Mahadeva

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga episode; the verse teaches dāna and a calendrical vrata-like observance (Kārtika Sundays) for removal of bodily afflictions, framed within Śaiva merit theology.

Significance: Merit (puṇya) through vrata, pūjā, and dāna is presented as a means to lessen prārabdha-like suffering (disease) and to make the embodied life fit for Śiva-bhakti and sādhana.

Ritual Elements

Offering: naivedya

Characters & Entities

• Surya (Aditya)

FAQs

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

It teaches that dharmic observances in sacred time (Kārtika) joined with worship and charity purify the embodied being, weakening karmic causes that manifest as suffering and disease.

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

Though it names Āditya worship, the Shiva Purana frames such vrata-dāna as supportive disciplines within Saguna devotion—purifying the devotee so Linga-worship and Shiva-bhakti mature into steadiness and inner clarity.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A Kārtika-Sunday observance: worship the Sun (with respectful offerings) and perform dāna of oil and cotton; as a Shaiva supplement, one may also maintain japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) while observing purity and charity.