Shloka 47

पापभेदवर्णनम्

Classification of Sins / Taxonomy of Pāpa

Devanagari script

तृणं काष्ठं पत्रपुष्पमौषधं चात्मभोजनम् । उपानत्छत्रशकटमासनं च कमंडलुम्

Transliteration

tṛṇaṃ kāṣṭhaṃ patrapuṣpamauṣadhaṃ cātmabhojanam | upānatchatraśakaṭamāsanaṃ ca kamaṃḍalum

Translation

Gras, Holz, Blätter, Blumen und heilkräftige Kräuter—samt der Speise, die man durch eigene schlichte Mittel erlangt; Sandalen, Schirm, Wagen, Sitz und das Kamaṇḍalu (Wassergefäß)—dies sind die bescheidenen Erfordernisse des selbstbeherrschten Suchers.

Word by Word

• तृणम्: grass
• तृणम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तृण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; nominative/accusative singular (neuter)

• काष्ठम्: wood
• काष्ठम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; nominative/accusative singular (neuter)

• पत्रपुष्पमौषधम्: leaves, flowers, and herbs (collectively)
• पत्रपुष्पमौषधम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पत्र (प्रातिपदिक) + पुष्प (प्रातिपदिक) + औषध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; समाहार-द्वन्द्व (collective dvandva) treated as neuter singular

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय; conjunction ‘and’

• आत्मभोजनम्: one’s own food
• आत्मभोजनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक) + भोजन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (genitive tatpuruṣa): आत्मनः भोजनम्

• उपानत्: sandal (footwear)
• उपानत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उपानह्/उपानत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (प्रायः), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; nominative/accusative singular (f.) ‘sandal/shoe’

• छत्र: umbrella
• छत्र: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: छत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; nominative/accusative singular (neuter)

• शकटम्: cart
• शकटम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शकट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; nominative/accusative singular (neuter)

• आसनम्: seat
• आसनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आसन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; nominative/accusative singular (neuter)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय; conjunction ‘and’

• कमण्डलुम्: water-pot (kamaṇḍalu)
• कमण्डलुम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कमण्डलु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; accusative singular (m.)

Speaker

Lord Shiva (teaching in the Umāsaṃhitā context)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: teaching

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches vairāgya (detachment) and aparigraha (non-possessiveness): the seeker reduces dependence on possessions so the mind becomes fit for Shiva-realization, where Pashu (the bound soul) is freed from Pāśa (bondage) by the grace of Pati (Shiva).

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

Simplicity supports steady Linga-worship: when life is uncluttered, daily pūjā, japa, and contemplation on Saguna Shiva (as the compassionate Lord) become consistent, ripening into deeper awareness of Shiva beyond form.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Adopt a restrained routine: keep few necessities, sit on an āsana for japa and dhyāna, and sustain yourself with simple food; this lifestyle naturally strengthens mantra-practice (such as the Panchākṣarī, Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and yogic steadiness.