Shloka 29

Kṣetra–Kāla–Phala-kramaḥ

Hierarchy of Sacred Place, Time, and Ritual Fruit

Devanagari script

दशांगमन्नं विप्रेभ्यो दशभ्यो वै ददन्नरः । अर्कवारे तथाऽऽरोग्यं शतवर्षं समश्नुते

Transliteration

daśāṃgamannaṃ viprebhyo daśabhyo vai dadannaraḥ | arkavāre tathā''rogyaṃ śatavarṣaṃ samaśnute

Translation

A man who, on Sunday (Arka-vāra), gives a complete meal with ten accompaniments to ten brāhmaṇas, indeed attains freedom from disease and enjoys a full lifespan of a hundred years.

Word by Word

• दश-अङ्गम्: ten-part; tenfold
• दश-अङ्गम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दश (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + अङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; द्विगु-समासः; विशेषण

• अन्नम्: food
• अन्नम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• विप्रेभ्यः: to Brahmins
• विप्रेभ्यः: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; चतुर्थी (4th), बहुवचन

• दशभ्यः: to ten (persons)
• दशभ्यः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दशन् (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; चतुर्थी (4th), बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifying viprebhyaḥ)

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निश्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निश्चय/प्रसिद्धि-सूचक (emphatic particle)

• ददन्: giving
• ददन्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमान-कृदन्त; शतृ-प्रत्यय (present active participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; धातुः दा (दाने)

• नरः: a man
• नरः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• अर्क-वारे: on Sunday
• अर्क-वारे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Locative-time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्क (प्रातिपदिक) + वार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; समासः—अर्कस्य वारः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष); कालाधिकरणे सप्तमी (locative of time)

• तथा: thus; likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकार/समुच्चय (thus; likewise)

• आरोग्यम्: health
• आरोग्यम्: Karma (कर्म/Object/Result)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आरोग्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन (फलरूपेण)

• शत-वर्षम्: a hundred years
• शत-वर्षम्: Karma (कर्म/Object/Result)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शत (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + वर्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; द्विगु-समासः (measure of time)

• समश्नुते: attains
• समश्नुते: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अश् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present); प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; धातुः अश् (व्याप्तौ/अश्नुते = attains) उपसर्गः सम्

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: The verse shifts from temple-upacāra to dāna: feeding brāhmaṇas as dharma that supports health and longevity—worldly fruits that, in Siddhānta terms, mitigate karmic bondage (pāśa) and stabilize embodied life for continued sādhana.

Shakti Dimension

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: naivedya

Characters & Entities

• Brāhmaṇas
• Sūrya (Arka)

FAQs

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

The verse teaches that disciplined charity (dāna) performed on an auspicious day purifies karma and supports dharma, granting bodily well-being (ārogya) that aids steady Śiva-sādhana and devotion.

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

In the Vidyeśvara Saṃhitā, outward acts like dāna are presented as auxiliaries to Saguna Śiva worship—purifying the devotee’s conduct and making the mind fit for Linga-pūjā, mantra-japa, and devotion.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Perform dāna of a complete meal (anna-dāna) to worthy brāhmaṇas—especially on Sunday—along with a Śiva-oriented intention (saṅkalpa), then continue daily Panchākṣarī japa ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya") for inner purification.