Shloka 7

पुराणविदः महिमा तथा अध्ययन-अध्यापन-दानफलम्

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

Devanagari script

धनं धान्यं हिरण्यं च वासांसि विविधानि च । देयं पुराणविज्ञाय परत्रेह च शर्म्मणे

Transliteration

dhanaṃ dhānyaṃ hiraṇyaṃ ca vāsāṃsi vividhāni ca | deyaṃ purāṇavijñāya paratreha ca śarmmaṇe

Translation

One should offer wealth, grain, gold, and various garments to a knower of the Purāṇas, for well-being in this world and for peace in the world beyond.

Word by Word

• धनम्: wealth
• धनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

• धान्यम्: grain
• धान्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धान्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• हिरण्यम्: gold
• हिरण्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हिरण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

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

• वासांसि: garments
• वासांसि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वासस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• विविधानि: various
• विविधानि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विविध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifying वासांसि)

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

• देयम्: should be given
• देयम्: Vidheyavisheshana (विधेय-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दा (धातु) + यत् (कृत्-प्रत्यय) → देय (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कृत्य-प्रत्ययान्त (gerundive/future passive participle); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषण (predicate: ‘to be given’)

• पुराण-विज्ञाय: to the knower of the Purāṇa
• पुराण-विज्ञाय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुराण (प्रातिपदिक) + विज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (purāṇasya vijñaḥ = knower of Purāṇa); पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (सम्प्रदान), एकवचन

• परत्र: in the hereafter
• परत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: परत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb of place/time)

• इह: here (in this world)
• इह: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

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

• शर्म्मणे: for welfare/peace
• शर्म्मणे: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (सम्प्रदान/प्रयोजन), एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse teaches that dāna (charitable giving) offered to a qualified Purāṇa-knower supports sacred transmission and purifies the giver’s bonds (pāśa), bringing welfare in this life and auspiciousness after death—aligned with Shaiva dharma leading toward Shiva’s grace.

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

In Saguna Shiva worship, devotion is expressed not only through pūjā to the Liṅga but also through supporting śāstra-śravaṇa and its teachers; such giving becomes an offering to Shiva’s living tradition and strengthens bhakti and right understanding.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The practical takeaway is to perform dāna—especially food (anna), cloth (vastra), and gold/wealth—after listening to or sponsoring Purāṇa recitation, dedicating the merit to Lord Shiva while maintaining japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) if one is initiated.