Shloka 45

पानीयदान-प्रपादान-वापीकूपतडाग-निर्माण-प्रशंसा

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

Devanagari script

सुरापः पारदारी च ब्रह्महा गुरुतल्पगः । तपसा तरते सर्वं सर्वतश्च विमुंचति

Transliteration

surāpaḥ pāradārī ca brahmahā gurutalpagaḥ | tapasā tarate sarvaṃ sarvataśca vimuṃcati

Translation

Even one who drinks intoxicants, violates another’s spouse, slays a brāhmaṇa, or violates the guru’s bed—by the power of tapas crosses beyond all sin and is released from bondage on every side.

Word by Word

• सुरापः: liquor-drinker
• सुरापः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुरा + प (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष/उपपद: सुरायाः पः (drinker of liquor)

• पारदारी: adulterer
• पारदारी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर + दारिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: परस्य दारान् गच्छति/सेवते (one who goes to another's wife)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction/particle (समुच्चय-अव्यय)

• ब्रह्महा: brahmin-slayer
• ब्रह्महा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् + हन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); उपपद-तत्पुरुष: ब्रह्मणः हन्ता (slayer of a brāhmaṇa)

• गुरुतल्पगः: violator of the teacher's bed
• गुरुतल्पगः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुरु + तल्प + ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: गुरोः तल्पं गच्छति (one who violates the guru's bed)

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

• तरते: crosses over; overcomes
• तरते: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: तॄ (धातु)
• Form: Present tense (लट्), Ātmanepada (आत्मनेपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• सर्वं: everything; all (sins)
• सर्वं: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); used substantively

• सर्वतः: entirely; from all sides
• सर्वतः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वतः (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction/particle (समुच्चय-अव्यय)

• विमुञ्चति: releases; frees (oneself)
• विमुञ्चति: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-मुच् (धातु)
• Form: Present tense (लट्), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Bhairava

FAQs

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

It teaches that even the heaviest karmic stains can be crossed when the soul (paśu) embraces tapas—disciplined purification that loosens pāśa (bondage) and turns the seeker toward Pati (Lord Shiva), the giver of release.

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

Tapas in Shaiva practice is commonly anchored in Saguna Shiva worship—Linga-pūjā, vrata, japa, and restraint—which purify the mind and make it fit for Shiva’s grace (anugraha) that ultimately grants freedom from bondage.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The verse highlights tapas broadly: observe a Shiva-vrata (especially on Mahashivratri), perform daily Linga abhisheka, practice Panchakshara japa (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), and maintain ethical restraint as the core of purification.