Shloka 14

पुराणविदः महिमा तथा अध्ययन-अध्यापन-दानफलम्

The Glory of the Purāṇa-Knower and the Fruits of Study, Teaching, and Giving

Devanagari script

शंभोरायतने यस्तु कारयेद्धर्मपुस्तकम् । विष्णोरर्कस्य कस्यापि शृणु तस्यापि तत्फलम्

Transliteration

śaṃbhorāyatane yastu kārayeddharmapustakam | viṣṇorarkasya kasyāpi śṛṇu tasyāpi tatphalam

Translation

Whoever causes a sacred book of dharma to be prepared and installed in the shrine of Śambhu (Lord Śiva)—listen also to the fruit of doing the same in the temple of Viṣṇu, of Sūrya, or indeed of any deity.

Word by Word

• शंभोः: of Śambhu (Śiva)
• शंभोः: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शंभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन — Genitive singular

• आयतने: in the abode/temple
• आयतने: अधिकरण (अधिकरण/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आयतन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन — Locative singular

• यः: who
• यः: कर्ता (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन — Relative pronoun, nominative singular

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: सम्बन्ध (अव्यय/Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), विरोध/विशेषार्थक — emphatic/contrastive particle

• कारयेत्: should cause (to be) made
• कारयेत्: क्रिया (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु) [णिच् causative: कारय-]
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद — ‘should cause to be made’

• धर्मपुस्तकम्: a book of dharma (religious text)
• धर्मपुस्तकम्: कर्म (कर्म/Direct object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म (प्रातिपदिक) + पुस्तक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (धर्मस्य पुस्तकम्); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन — Accusative singular

• विष्णोः: of Viṣṇu
• विष्णोः: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन — Genitive singular

• अर्कस्य: of the Sun (Arka)
• अर्कस्य: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्क (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन — Genitive singular

• कस्य: of which/of someone
• कस्य: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन — Interrogative/indefinite base in genitive

• अपि: also/even/any
• अपि: सम्बन्ध (अव्यय/Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle) — ‘also/even/any’ (indefinitizing with क-)

• शृणु: hear
• शृणु: क्रिया (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद — ‘hear!’

• तस्य: of that (person)
• तस्य: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन — Genitive singular

• अपि: also
• अपि: सम्बन्ध (अव्यय/Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle) — ‘also/even’

• तत्: that
• तत्: विशेषण (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन — demonstrative used adjectivally

• फलम्: fruit/result
• फलम्: कर्म (कर्म/Direct object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन — Accusative singular

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages at Naimisharanya, within the Uma Samhita’s discourse on dharma and merit)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Vishnu
• Surya

FAQs

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

It elevates dharmic knowledge as a sacred offering: commissioning and placing a dharma-text in a temple becomes a lasting act of seva that supports right conduct and devotion, generating punya that aids the soul’s purification toward Shiva-realization.

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

By highlighting Śambhu’s āyatana (Shiva’s shrine), it frames Saguna worship as service to Shiva’s manifest presence; supporting dharma-teachings in the temple complements Linga-upasana by cultivating understanding, discipline, and devotion around Shiva’s abode.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is dharma-pustaka-seva: sponsor/prepare sacred texts for temple use (recitation, study, instruction) as an offering; pair it with regular Shiva-temple worship such as japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namah Shivaya) and simple temple service.