Shloka 30

Kṣetra–Kāla–Phala-kramaḥ

Hierarchy of Sacred Place, Time, and Ritual Fruit

Devanagari script

सोमवारादिवारेषु तत्तद्वारगुणं फलम् । अन्नदानस्य विज्ञेयं भूर्लोके परजन्मनि

Transliteration

somavārādivāreṣu tattadvāraguṇaṃ phalam | annadānasya vijñeyaṃ bhūrloke parajanmani

Translation

One should know that the gift of food (anna-dāna) yields its fruit according to the virtue of each weekday—both in this world and in the life to come.

Word by Word

• सोमवार-आदि-वारेषु: on Mondays and other weekdays
• सोमवार-आदि-वारेषु: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सोमवार + आदि + वार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (आदि-समास/‘X-ādi’ determinative)

• तत्-तत्: each respective
• तत्-तत्: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom/Acc), एकवचन; पुनरुक्ति (distributive: ‘each respective’)

• वार-गुणम्: the quality of that day (weekday)
• वार-गुणम्: विशेष्य/कर्म-सम्बन्ध (Object-complement)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वार + गुण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (वारस्य गुणः)

• फलम्: the result
• फलम्: कर्ता/विषय (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• अन्न-दानस्य: of food-giving (donation of food)
• अन्न-दानस्य: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्न + दान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (अन्नस्य दानम्)

• विज्ञेयम्: is to be known/understood
• विज्ञेयम्: विधेय (Predicate/Obligation)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + ज्ञा (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (भाव्य/कर्तव्य) — ‘विज्ञेय’ (gerundive/णीयत्), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nom), एकवचन; विधेय (to be known)

• भूः-लोके: in the earthly world
• भूः-लोके: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूः + लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (भूर्लोकः)

• पर-जन्मनि: in the next birth
• पर-जन्मनि: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर + जन्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative), एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारयः (परं जन्म)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: By mapping annadāna results to weekdays, the text integrates dharma with cosmic order (kāla/niyati). In Siddhānta, such regulated action refines karma (pāśa) across this life and the next, supporting gradual purification toward grace.

Ritual Elements

Offering: naivedya

FAQs

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

It teaches that anna-dāna is a dharmic act whose merit is not random: its fruit is shaped by time (the weekday’s guṇa) and ripens both in this life and beyond, reinforcing Shaiva ethics of compassionate giving as supportive to spiritual progress.

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

In the Shiva Purana’s worship framework, outward acts like anna-dāna complement Linga-bhakti: service to beings is treated as service offered in the spirit of Shiva, and the timing discipline (vāra) harmonizes devotion with sacred order.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Perform anna-dāna on a chosen weekday as a vrata-like discipline, ideally alongside Shiva worship (e.g., offering water to the Linga and japa of “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), dedicating the merit to Shiva for purification of karma.