Shloka 41

पानीयदान-प्रपादान-वापीकूपतडाग-निर्माण-प्रशंसा

Praise of Water-Gift and the Construction of Wells and Tanks

Devanagari script

तपसा मोक्षमाप्नोति तपसा विंदते महत् । ज्ञानविज्ञानसंपत्तिः सौभाग्यं रूपमेव च

Transliteration

tapasā mokṣamāpnoti tapasā viṃdate mahat | jñānavijñānasaṃpattiḥ saubhāgyaṃ rūpameva ca

Translation

Durch Tapas (Askese und disziplinierte geistige Übung) erlangt man Befreiung; durch Tapas gewinnt man wahrhaft Großes. Aus Tapas erwachsen die Reichtümer von Erkenntnis und verwirklichter Einsicht, dazu glückverheißendes Geschick und sogar Vorzüglichkeit der Gestalt.

Word by Word

• तपसा: by austerity
• तपसा: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन (Singular); करण (instrumental)

• मोक्षम्: liberation
• मोक्षम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मोक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन (Singular)

• आप्नोति: attains
• आप्नोति: क्रिया (Verb/Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आप् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present/लट्), परस्मैपद (Parasmaipada), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)

• तपसा: by austerity
• तपसा: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन (Singular)

• विन्दते: finds, obtains
• विन्दते: क्रिया (Verb/Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: विद् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present/लट्), आत्मनेपद (Ātmanepada), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)

• महत्: a great (thing), greatness
• महत्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन (Singular); ‘great (thing)’ as object of विन्दते

• ज्ञानविज्ञानसंपत्तिः: attainment of knowledge and realization
• ज्ञानविज्ञानसंपत्तिः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्ञान + विज्ञान + संपत्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन (Singular); समाहार-द्वन्द्वः (collective) — ‘attainment of knowledge and realization’

• सौभाग्यम्: good fortune
• सौभाग्यम्: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सौभाग्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन (Singular)

• रूपम्: beauty, form
• रूपम्: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन (Singular)

• एव: indeed, just
• एव: अवधारण (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चय/अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (particle of emphasis)

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Coordinator)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

Speaker

Lord Shiva (inferred, as Umāsaṃhitā commonly presents Shiva’s philosophical instruction to Umā/Parvati)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse teaches that tapas—steady self-discipline, purity, and yogic restraint—matures the soul (paśu) toward Shiva (Pati), culminating in moksha and the higher attainments of jñāna (right understanding) and vijñāna (direct realization).

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

Tapas supports focused Saguna worship—Linga-pūjā, mantra-japa, and dhyāna—by refining the mind and senses; this inner purification makes devotion effective and prepares the seeker to recognize Shiva’s transcendent reality beyond form.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Adopt disciplined daily sādhanā: Panchākṣarī japa (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), Linga-abhiṣeka with a pure vow of restraint, and (where traditional) Tripuṇḍra-bhasma and Rudrākṣa as reminders of renunciation and steady devotion.