Shloka 33

Kṣetra–Kāla–Phala-kramaḥ

Hierarchy of Sacred Place, Time, and Ritual Fruit

Devanagari script

सहस्रेभ्यस्तथा दत्त्वाऽयुतवर्षं समश्नुते । एवं सोमादिवारेषु विज्ञेयं हि विपश्चिता

Transliteration

sahasrebhyastathā dattvā'yutavarṣaṃ samaśnute | evaṃ somādivāreṣu vijñeyaṃ hi vipaścitā

Translation

Ebenso genießt, wer (die vorgeschriebene Gabe) tausend Würdigen darbringt, die Frucht zehntausend Jahre lang. So sollen die Weisen auch hinsichtlich des Montags und der übrigen Wochentage die entsprechenden Wirkungen verstehen.

Word by Word

• sahasrebhyaḥ: to thousands (of)
• sahasrebhyaḥ: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sahasra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), बहुवचन

• tathā: likewise
• tathā: Prakāra-adhikaraṇa (प्रकाराधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (manner adverb)

• dattvā: having given
• dattvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dā (दा धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययभाव कृदन्त (gerund/absolutive)

• ayuta-varṣam: ten thousand years
• ayuta-varṣam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ayuta (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + varṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; द्विगु-समासः (ten-thousand years)

• samaśnute: attains
• samaśnute: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-√aś (अश् धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• evam: thus
• evam: Prakāra-adhikaraṇa (प्रकाराधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय

• soma-ādi-vāreṣu: on Monday and other weekdays
• soma-ādi-vāreṣu: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: soma (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक) + vāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः (‘सोमादयः वाराḥ’ = Monday etc.)

• vijñeyam: should be understood
• vijñeyam: Vidhi/Pravṛtti (विधि/प्रवृत्ति)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi-√jñā (ज्ञा धातु)
• Form: तव्यत्/य-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (gerundive/passive necessity), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘to be known/understood’

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle of emphasis/indeed)

• vipaścitā: by the wise (person)
• vipaścitā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vipaścit (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; (विपश्चिता = ‘by the wise man’)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: This verse generalizes the weekday (vāra) scheme of dāna-phala; it is not tied to a single sthala but to a calendrical ethic of merit-making.

Significance: Encourages systematic observance across weekdays, implying graduated fruits and reinforcing disciplined dharma as a support for higher spiritual aims.

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that disciplined observance (vrata) joined with dāna produces long-lasting merit, and that the wise should apply the same principle across weekday-based Shaiva observances, using outer acts to mature inner devotion to Shiva.

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

Weekday vratas in Shaiva practice are commonly performed with Linga-pūjā; the verse supports Saguna Shiva worship by affirming that offerings and charity, done with right intent, become vehicles for grace and spiritual uplift.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Perform a weekday Shiva-vrata (especially Somavāra), worship the Shiva-Linga with purity and devotion, and complete the observance with dāna to worthy recipients—ideally while remembering Shiva through japa of the Panchākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya).