Shloka 27

यममार्गे सुखदायकधर्माः

Dharmas that Grant Ease on the Path to Yama

Devanagari script

त्रैलोक्ये यानि रत्नानि भोगस्त्रीवाहनानि च । अन्नदानप्रदस्सर्वमिहामुत्र च तल्लभेत्

Transliteration

trailokye yāni ratnāni bhogastrīvāhanāni ca | annadānapradassarvamihāmutra ca tallabhet

Translation

Welche Juwelen es in den drei Welten auch gibt—samt Genüssen, edlen Frauen und Fahrzeugen—all dies erlangt der Spender von Speise, hier in dieser Welt und auch im Jenseits.

Word by Word

• त्रैलोक्ये: in the three worlds
• त्रैलोक्ये: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रैलोक्य (प्रातिपदिक) < त्रि + लोक (समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; अधिकरण (locative of place)

• यानि: which (things)
• यानि: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक सर्वनाम

• रत्नानि: gems
• रत्नानि: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रत्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन

• भोग: enjoyments
• भोग: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भोग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; समुच्चयार्थे सूचीकरण (enumerative)

• स्त्री: women
• स्त्री: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्त्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; समुच्चयार्थे सूचीकरण

• वाहनानि: vehicles
• वाहनानि: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाहन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; समुच्चयार्थे सूचीकरण

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• अन्नदानप्रदः: the giver of food (charity)
• अन्नदानप्रदः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्न + दान + प्रद (प्रातिपदिक) < प्रद (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष/उपपद-तत्पुरुष: अन्नदानस्य प्रदः (giver of food-gift)

• सर्वम्: everything
• सर्वम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; विशेषण (object-qualifier)

• इह: here
• इह: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (adverb of place)

• अमुत्र: there (in the other world)
• अमुत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अमुत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (adverb: there/other world)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (referring to 'everything')

• लभेत्: would obtain
• लभेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative/विधिलिङ्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person/प्रथम), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: General purāṇic framing: annadāna supports pilgrims, ascetics, and temple-servants; thus it indirectly sustains jyotirliṅga-yātrā and śiva-sevā, yielding ‘ihāmutra’ fruits.

Significance: Promises worldly and otherworldly prosperity to the annadātā; in pilgrimage culture, feeding at kṣetra is treated as a high-yield dharma supporting sādhus and yatris.

Ritual Elements

Offering: naivedya

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse elevates annadāna (feeding others) as a supreme dharmic act that generates punya, supporting both material well-being and posthumous auspicious attainments; in Shaiva understanding, such charity purifies the pashu (bound soul) and prepares it for Shiva’s grace.

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

In Linga/Saguna Shiva worship, offerings and service to living beings are treated as service to Shiva present in all; annadāna becomes an extension of pūjā—moving from altar-offering to compassionate action, aligning devotion with dharma.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice annadāna as a vow—especially on Shiva days (Pradosha, Mondays, Mahashivratri)—after Shiva pūjā; feed devotees, the poor, or pilgrims while mentally offering the act to Shiva with the Panchakshara spirit of surrender (Om Namaḥ Śivāya).