Shloka 46

पापभेदवर्णनम्

Classification of Sins / Taxonomy of Pāpa

Devanagari script

घृततैलान्नपानानि मधुमांससुरासवम् । गुडेक्षुशाकदुग्धानि दधिमूलफलानि च

Transliteration

ghṛtatailānnapānāni madhumāṃsasurāsavam | guḍekṣuśākadugdhāni dadhimūlaphalāni ca

Translation

Ghee and oil; cooked foods and drinks; honey, meat, liquor and fermented intoxicants; jaggery, sugarcane, vegetables and milk; as well as curd, roots and fruits—these are enumerated as items to be regulated or avoided in the course of Śaiva religious observance.

Word by Word

• घृततैलान्नपानानि: ghee, oil, food, and drinks
• घृततैलान्नपानानि: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: घृत + तैल + अन्न + पान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समाहार-द्वन्द्व (घृतं च तैलं च अन्नं च पानानि च); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• मधुमांससुरासवम्: honey, meat, liquor, and fermented drink
• मधुमांससुरासवम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मधु + मांस + सुरा + आसव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समाहार-द्वन्द्व; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (समाहारार्थे एकवचन)

• गुडेक्षुशाकदुग्धानि: jaggery, sugarcane, vegetables, and milk
• गुडेक्षुशाकदुग्धानि: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुड + इक्षु + शाक + दुग्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समाहार-द्वन्द्व; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• दधिमूलफलानि: curd, roots, and fruits
• दधिमूलफलानि: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दधि + मूल + फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समाहार-द्वन्द्व; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (and)

Speaker

Lord Shiva (teaching Uma/Parvati within the Umāsaṃhitā discourse)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Umā

Role: teaching

Ritual Elements

Offering: naivedya

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati

FAQs

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

The verse lists sense-stimulating foods and intoxicants to be restrained in a Śaiva vrata, emphasizing niyama (discipline) so the mind becomes fit for devotion to Pati (Shiva) and for loosening pāśa (bondage) over the pashu (individual soul).

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

Linga-worship requires inner and outer purity; regulating diet supports steadiness in japa, dhyāna, and pūjā, making devotion to Saguna Shiva focused and sattvic rather than driven by rajas/tamas.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Adopt vrata-style restraint (especially avoiding intoxicants and heavy foods) alongside Shiva-pūjā with Panchākṣarī japa (Om Namaḥ Śivāya); this complements practices like Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrākṣa by stabilizing the mind.