Shloka 33

ब्रह्माण्डदान-प्रशंसा तथा ब्रह्माण्ड-प्रमाण-वर्णनम्

Praise of the Gift of the Cosmic Egg and Description of the Brahmāṇḍa’s Measure

Devanagari script

दैत्योरगैश्च भुज्यंते पाताले वै सुखानि च । तपसा समवाप्नोति दानवैस्सिद्धमानवैः

Transliteration

daityoragaiśca bhujyaṃte pātāle vai sukhāni ca | tapasā samavāpnoti dānavaissiddhamānavaiḥ

Translation

In Pātāla (the nether realms), comforts are indeed enjoyed by the Daityas and the serpent-beings as well. Yet that very attainment is reached through tapas (austerity) by the Dānavas and by perfected men (siddha-mānava).

Word by Word

• दैत्य-उरगैः: by demons and serpents
• दैत्य-उरगैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैत्य + उरग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), बहुवचन; द्वन्द्व-समास

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

• भुज्यन्ते: are enjoyed
• भुज्यन्ते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भुज् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present/वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; आत्मनेपद

• पाताले: in Pātāla (netherworld)
• पाताले: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाताल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle: emphasis/indeed)

• सुखानि: pleasures
• सुखानि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

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

• तपसा: by austerity
• तपसा: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन

• समवाप्नोति: attains fully
• समवाप्नोति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव् + आप्/आप्नोति (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present/वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; उपसर्ग: सम्- + अव-

• दानवैः: by Dānavas
• दानवैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दानव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), बहुवचन

• सिद्ध-मानवैः: by accomplished men
• सिद्ध-मानवैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्ध + मानव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), बहुवचन; कर्मधारय-समास (सिद्धाः मानवाः)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Cosmographic-ethical note: even ‘pleasant’ netherworld enjoyments are karmically conditioned; tapas can yield siddhis/attainments, yet these remain within māyā unless oriented to Śiva’s grace.

Significance: Instructional: warns that tapas aimed at bhoga/siddhi can still bind; in Siddhānta, liberation requires Pati’s anugraha and right knowledge, not mere austerity.

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: Cosmography of Pātāla as a karmaphala-bhoga realm (non-apocalyptic).

Characters & Entities

• Daityas
• Uraga (Nāgas)
• Dānavas
• Siddha-mānava

FAQs

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

The verse contrasts mere enjoyment (even in exalted realms like Pātāla) with true attainment earned through tapas—disciplined transformation that, in Shaiva thought, weakens pāśa (bondage) and turns the mind toward Pati (Śiva) rather than pleasure.

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

Linga/Saguna-Śiva worship is traditionally supported by tapas such as vrata, japa, and restraint; the verse underscores that higher results are not accidental but are reached through sustained discipline, which makes devotion steady and fit for Śiva’s grace.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Tapas can be practiced as Mahāśivarātri-style vrata (fasting and night vigil), Panchākṣarī japa ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya"), and simple daily disciplines like Tripuṇḍra-bhasma and Rudrākṣa wearing with focused meditation.