Shloka 51

Devanagari script

ज्ञानं विज्ञानमारोग्यं रूपवत्त्वं तथैव च । सौभाग्यं चैव तपसा प्राप्यते सर्वदा सुखम्

Transliteration

jñānaṃ vijñānamārogyaṃ rūpavattvaṃ tathaiva ca | saubhāgyaṃ caiva tapasā prāpyate sarvadā sukham

Translation

Through tapas—disciplined austerity and worship—one attains knowledge and realized wisdom, freedom from disease, beauty and excellence of form, and also good fortune; and by such tapas one ever obtains happiness.

Word by Word

• jñānam: knowledge
• jñānam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jñāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• vijñānam: discernment; special knowledge
• vijñānam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vi-jñāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• ārogyam: health
• ārogyam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ārogya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• rūpa-vattvam: beauty; good form
• rūpa-vattvam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rūpa (प्रातिपदिक) + -vat (तद्धित-प्रत्यय) + -tva (तद्धित/भाव-प्रत्यय)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; तद्धितान्त-भाववाचक (state of being possessed of beauty/form)

• tathā: and likewise
• tathā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारणार्थक-निपात (emphatic/only)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक

• saubhāgyam: good fortune
• saubhāgyam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saubhāgya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारणार्थक

• tapasā: by austerity/penance
• tapasā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tapas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन

• prāpyate: is attained
• prāpyate: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√āp (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), कर्मणि-प्रयोग (Passive), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• sarvadā: always
• sarvadā: Kāla (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sarvadā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक (time adverb)

• sukham: happiness
• sukham: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sukha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Shiva

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse teaches that tapas is not mere hardship but a Shaiva discipline that purifies the pashu (bound soul) and weakens pasha (bondage), yielding both worldly well-being (health, fortune) and inner growth (jñāna and vijñāna) that supports liberation-oriented living.

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

In Shaiva practice, tapas commonly takes the form of steady Saguna worship—Linga-pūjā, mantra-japa, vrata, and self-restraint—by which the devotee’s mind becomes fit to receive Shiva’s grace, leading from external worship to internalized realization (vijñāna).

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Adopt disciplined tapas such as daily Panchakshara japa ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya"), Linga-abhiṣeka with purity and restraint, and supportive observances like Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrākṣa as reminders of vow, steadiness, and devotion.