Shloka 151

Agastya Arghya Rite and the Gaurī & Sārasvata Vows

with Origin Narratives and Merit Statements

Devanagari script

तावद्वर्षसहस्राणि शिवलोके महीयते । चत्वारि घृतपात्राणि सहिरण्यानि शक्तितः

Transliteration

tāvadvarṣasahasrāṇi śivaloke mahīyate | catvāri ghṛtapātrāṇi sahiraṇyāni śaktitaḥ

Translation

সিমান সংখ্যক সহস্ৰ বছৰৰ বাবে মানুহে শিৱলোকত সন্মান লাভ কৰে। নিজৰ সামৰ্থ্য অনুসাৰে সোণসহ ঘিউৰ চাৰিখন পাত্ৰ দান কৰিব।

Word by Word

• तावत्: for that long
• तावत्: Kriya-visheshaṇa (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तावत् (अव्यय/सर्वनाम)
• Form: अव्यय; परिमाणवाचक (quantifying adverb) ‘so much/for that long’

• वर्षसहस्राणि: thousands of years
• वर्षसहस्राणि: Kriya-visheshaṇa (Duration)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर्ष (प्रातिपदिक) + सहस्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd Nom/Acc); बहुवचन (Plural); तत्पुरुषसमास (षष्ठी) ‘thousands of years’

• शिवलोके: in Śiva-loka
• शिवलोके: Adhikaraṇa (Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक) + लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सप्तमी (7th/Locative); एकवचन (Singular); तत्पुरुषसमास ‘in Śiva’s world’

• महीयते: is honored/glorified
• महीयते: Kriya (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मह् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present); प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person); एकवचन (Singular); आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि/भावे प्रयोगः (is honored/glorified)

• चत्वारि: four
• चत्वारि: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चतुर् (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd Nom/Acc); बहुवचन (Plural); संख्यावाचक

• घृतपात्राणि: ghee-vessels
• घृतपात्राणि: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: घृत (प्रातिपदिक) + पात्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd Nom/Acc); बहुवचन (Plural); तत्पुरुषसमास ‘vessels of ghee’

• सहिरण्यानि: along with gold
• सहिरण्यानि: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सह (अव्यय) + हिरण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया; बहुवचन; अव्ययीभावसमास ‘together with gold’

• शक्तितः: as per one’s capacity
• शक्तितः: Kriya-visheshaṇa (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: शक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (ablatival adverb) ‘according to one’s ability’

Speaker

Unspecified in the provided excerpt (context needed from surrounding verses to confirm the dialogue frame).

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: celestial_realm

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: तावत्+वर्षसहस्राणि → तावद्वर्षसहस्राणि (द्-सन्धि); शिव+लोके → शिवलोके; घृत+पात्राणि → घृतपात्राणि; सह+हिरण्यानि → सहिरण्यानि (अव्ययीभाव)।

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Shivaloka

FAQs

What religious act is implied in this verse?

The verse points to dāna (charitable giving), specifically donating four vessels of ghee along with gold, as a meritorious act that yields honor in Śivaloka.

What does “śaktitaḥ” teach ethically?

It emphasizes proportional giving—charity should be performed according to one’s means, encouraging sincerity and responsibility rather than hardship or display.

Why are ghee and gold mentioned together?

Ghee is a key sacred offering substance in Vedic-ritual culture, and gold symbolizes valuable support; together they represent both ritual utility and material generosity in dāna.