Shloka 43

यममार्गे सुखदायकधर्माः

Dharmas that Grant Ease on the Path to Yama

Devanagari script

सर्वकामफलाश्चापि वृक्षा भवनसंस्थिताः । हेमवाप्यः शुभाः कूपा दीर्घिकाश्चैव सर्वशः

Transliteration

sarvakāmaphalāścāpi vṛkṣā bhavanasaṃsthitāḥ | hemavāpyaḥ śubhāḥ kūpā dīrghikāścaiva sarvaśaḥ

Translation

And there were trees set about the dwelling that granted the fruits of every desired aim. Everywhere there were auspicious wells, long ponds, and even golden reservoirs—abounding on all sides.

Word by Word

• सर्व-काम-फलाः: bearing all desired fruits
• सर्व-काम-फलाः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + काम (प्रातिपदिक) + फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nominative), बहुवचन (plural); विशेषण (adjective) to 'वृक्षाः'

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

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अपि = 'also/even' (particle)

• वृक्षाः: trees
• वृक्षाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nominative), बहुवचन (plural)

• भवन-संस्थिताः: situated near/at the dwellings
• भवन-संस्थिताः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भवन (प्रातिपदिक) + संस्थित (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nominative), बहुवचन (plural); विशेषण (adjective) to 'वृक्षाः'

• हेम-वाप्यः: golden ponds/tanks
• हेम-वाप्यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हेम (प्रातिपदिक) + वापी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nominative), बहुवचन (plural)

• शुभाः: auspicious, beautiful
• शुभाः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/स्त्रीलिङ्गानुसार (agreeing with nouns), प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nominative), बहुवचन (plural); here qualifying 'वाप्यः/कूपाः/दीर्घिकाः'

• कूपाः: wells
• कूपाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nominative), बहुवचन (plural)

• दीर्घिकाः: long ponds, reservoirs
• दीर्घिकाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दीर्घिका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nominative), बहुवचन (plural)

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

• एव: indeed, just
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चय/अवधारणार्थक अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• सर्वशः: everywhere, in all ways
• सर्वशः: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वशः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकार/सर्वत्रार्थक (adverb: in every way/everywhere)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Merit-born svarga imagery: wish-fulfilling trees and abundant waters symbolize the karmic ‘bhoga’ allotted to the annadātṛ.

Significance: Supports the ethic of feeding as sustaining life (sthiti); in pilgrimage culture, annadāna is treated as equal to many ritual gifts because it directly preserves beings.

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Annapūrṇā

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: naivedya

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati

FAQs

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

It portrays the sanctified environment that naturally arises around Shiva’s grace—outer abundance (wish-fulfilling trees and sacred waters) symbolizing inner plenitude, where devotion matures from worldly aims toward liberation under Pati (Shiva).

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

Such descriptions frame the sacred setting of Saguna Shiva’s presence: the devotee approaches the Linga within a purified, auspicious space (tīrtha-like waters, orderly abundance), reinforcing that worship transforms the surroundings and the worshipper’s mind toward Shiva.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The emphasis on auspicious waters suggests tīrtha-oriented purity practices—bathing, ācamana, and preparing for Linga-pūjā with mantra-japa (especially the Panchakshara, Om Namaḥ Śivāya), cultivating cleanliness and steadiness before worship.