Shloka 142

Viśokā Dvādaśī Vow, Guḍa-Dhenū (Jaggery-Cow) Gift, and Śaila-Dāna (Mountain-Charity) Rites

Devanagari script

अनेन विधिना यस्तु दद्याद्गुडमयं गिरिम् । संपूज्यमानो गंधर्वैर्गौरीलोके महीयते

Transliteration

anena vidhinā yastu dadyādguḍamayaṃ girim | saṃpūjyamāno gaṃdharvairgaurīloke mahīyate

Translation

যে ব্যক্তি এই বিধি অনুসারে গুড়ময় পর্বত দান করে, সে গন্ধর্বদের দ্বারা পূজিত হয়ে গৌরীলোকেতে মহিমান্বিত হয়।

Word by Word

• अनेन: by this
• अनेन: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इदम् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे/नपुंसकलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः (करण), एकवचनम्; सर्वनाम-शब्दः (instrumental singular)

• विधिना: by the procedure/rite
• विधिना: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, तृतीया-विभक्तिः (करण), एकवचनम्

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; सम्बन्ध-सर्वनाम (relative pronoun)

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha/Avyaya (सम्बन्ध/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; निपातः/अवधारणार्थकः (particle: but/indeed)

• दद्यात्: should give
• दद्यात्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथम-पुरुषः, एकवचनम्

• गुडमयम्: made of jaggery
• गुडमयम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गुड + मय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गः, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (गुडस्य मयः = made of jaggery)

• गिरिम्: a mountain
• गिरिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गिरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• संपूज्यमानः: being worshipped/honoured
• संपूज्यमानः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + पूज् (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमान-कालिकः कर्मणि-प्रयोगः शतृ/शानच्-प्रत्ययान्तः (present passive participle), पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• गन्धर्वैः: by Gandharvas
• गन्धर्वैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गन्धर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, तृतीया-विभक्तिः (करण), बहुवचनम्

• गौरीलोके: in Gaurī’s world
• गौरीलोके: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गौरी + लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, सप्तमी-विभक्तिः (अधिकरण), एकवचनम्; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (गौर्याः लोकः)

• महीयते: is honoured/glorified
• महीयते: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मह् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), आत्मनेपदम्, प्रथम-पुरुषः, एकवचनम्; कर्मणि/भावे प्रयोगः (is honoured/is glorified)

Speaker

Unspecified (narratorial/teachings context within the chapter)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: vira

Geographic Context

Type: celestial_realm

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: दद्याद्गुडमयं = दद्यात् + गुडमयम्; गंधर्वैर्गौरीलोके = गन्धर्वैः + गौरीलोके (विसर्ग-लोपः, र्-आदेशः)

Characters & Entities

• Gaurī (Pārvatī)
• Gandharvas

FAQs

What is meant by offering a “mountain of jaggery” in this verse?

It refers to a charity-gift (dāna) arranged as a large heap or mound shaped like a mountain, made of jaggery (guḍa), offered according to a prescribed ritual procedure.

What is “Gaurīloka” according to the verse’s promise?

Gaurīloka is described as the realm associated with Gaurī (Pārvatī). The verse states that the donor attains honor there and is revered by Gandharvas.

What ethical lesson does this verse emphasize?

It teaches that disciplined giving—charity performed with proper intention and method—yields spiritual merit and elevated honor beyond ordinary worldly recognition.