Shloka 30

पुराणविदः महिमा तथा अध्ययन-अध्यापन-दानफलम्

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

Devanagari script

यत्पुण्यं सर्वदानेषु सर्वयज्ञेषु वा मुने । शंभोः पुराणश्रवणात्तत्फलं निश्चलं भवेत्

Transliteration

yatpuṇyaṃ sarvadāneṣu sarvayajñeṣu vā mune | śaṃbhoḥ purāṇaśravaṇāttatphalaṃ niścalaṃ bhavet

Translation

O sage, whatever merit is gained from all gifts and from all sacrifices—by listening to the Purāṇa of Śambhu, that very fruit becomes steady and unfailing.

Word by Word

• यत्-पुण्यम्: whatever merit
• यत्-पुण्यम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + पुण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); सम्बन्ध-तत्पुरुष (“that merit which…”)

• सर्व-दानेषु: in all donations
• सर्व-दानेषु: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + दान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), बहुवचन (Plural); कर्मधारय (“all gifts/charities”)

• सर्व-यज्ञेषु: in all sacrifices
• सर्व-यज्ञेषु: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + यज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), बहुवचन (Plural); कर्मधारय (“all sacrifices”)

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-अव्यय (disjunctive particle: “or”)

• मुने: O sage
• मुने: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)

• शंभोः: of Śambhu (Śiva)
• शंभोः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शम्भु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• पुराण-श्रवणात्: from hearing the Purāṇa
• पुराण-श्रवणात्: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुराण (प्रातिपदिक) + श्रवण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन (Singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (“hearing of the Purāṇa”)

• तत्-फलम्: that fruit (result)
• तत्-फलम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); तत्पुरुष (“that result/fruit”)

• निश्चलम्: steady, unfailing
• निश्चलम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निश्चल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण of तत्फलम्

• भवेत्: would be
• भवेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्-लकार (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular); परस्मैपद

Speaker

Lord Shiva

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Śarabheśvara

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that devotion expressed as śravaṇa (listening) to Śiva’s Purāṇa stabilizes spiritual merit, making it enduring—beyond the changing results of charity and ritual—because it turns the mind toward Pati (Śiva) with bhakti.

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

Purāṇa-śravaṇa strengthens Saguna upāsanā by fixing remembrance of Śambhu’s names, forms, and deeds; this steady devotion supports Linga-worship as a focused, continuous orientation of the soul toward Shiva.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Regular Shiva Purana śravaṇa (hearing/recitation), ideally alongside simple bhakti supports like japa of “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” and mindful worship, is implied as a practice that yields firm, lasting spiritual benefit.