Shloka 83

पार्थिवप्रतिमापूजाविधानम्

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

Devanagari script

अब्दजन्मदिने कुर्याज्जन्मनैवेद्यमुत्तमम् । मासांतरेषु जन्मर्क्षपूर्णयोगदिनेपि च

Transliteration

abdajanmadine kuryājjanmanaivedyamuttamam | māsāṃtareṣu janmarkṣapūrṇayogadinepi ca

Translation

Vào ngày kỷ niệm sinh nhật, nên cử hành lễ naivedya ngày sinh thật thù thắng trong sự thờ phụng. Và trong các tháng xen kẽ cũng vậy—vào ngày sao bản mệnh (janma-nakṣatra) và cả ngày có yoga cát tường trọn vẹn.

Word by Word

• abda-janma-dine: on the yearly birthday
• abda-janma-dine: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: abda (प्रातिपदिक) + janma (प्रातिपदिक) + dina (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन)

• kuryāt: should do
• kuryāt: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: Optative/विधिलिङ्, Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 3rd Person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• janma-naivedyam: birthday offering (naivedya)
• janma-naivedyam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: janma (प्रातिपदिक) + naivedya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• uttamam: excellent
• uttamam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: uttama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); adjective qualifying 'janma-naivedyam'

• māsa-antareṣu: in other months
• māsa-antareṣu: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: māsa (प्रातिपदिक) + antara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Plural (बहुवचन)

• janma-r̥kṣa-pūrṇa-yoga-dine: on the day of the complete (pūrṇa) conjunction with the birth-star
• janma-r̥kṣa-pūrṇa-yoga-dine: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: janma (प्रातिपदिक) + r̥kṣa (प्रातिपदिक) + pūrṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + yoga (प्रातिपदिक) + dina (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन)

• api: also
• api: Sambandha/Emphasis (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात) meaning 'also/even'

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Jyotirlinga Context

Jyotirlinga: Viśvanātha

Sthala Purana: The text extends janma-naivedya from the annual birthday to monthly observances keyed to janma-nakṣatra and auspicious yogas—typical of Kāśī’s devotional regimen around Viśveśvara.

Significance: Encourages sustained, periodic devotion; repeated offerings function as ongoing purification of bondage (pāśa) and receptivity to Śiva’s grace.

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: naivedya

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: auspicious yoga (pūrṇa-yoga) conjunction

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that devotion to Pati (Shiva) is strengthened through sacred time—regularly sanctifying one’s life-cycle (birth anniversary, birth-star days) by offering naivedya, turning personal milestones into Shiva-centered bhakti and purification.

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

Naivedya is offered to Saguna Shiva—often to the Shiva-linga—as a concrete act of reverence; by repeating it on auspicious calendrical markers, the devotee maintains steady sambandha (devotional relationship) with Shiva through ritual presence.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Perform Shiva-puja with an excellent naivedya on one’s birthday and monthly on one’s janma-nakshatra and auspicious yoga days; accompany it with mantra-japa (especially the Panchakshara, ‘Om Namaḥ Śivāya’) and simple purity observances.