Shloka 19

यममार्गे सुखदायकधर्माः

Dharmas that Grant Ease on the Path to Yama

Devanagari script

रक्तं मांसं वसा शुक्रं क्रमादन्नात्प्रवर्धते । शुक्राद्भवंति भूतानि तस्मादन्नमयं जगत्

Transliteration

raktaṃ māṃsaṃ vasā śukraṃ kramādannātpravardhate | śukrādbhavaṃti bhūtāni tasmādannamayaṃ jagat

Translation

Del alimento, en su debido orden, surgen y se nutren la sangre, la carne, la grasa y la semilla. De la semilla nacen los seres encarnados; por eso este mundo está constituido de alimento.

Word by Word

• रक्तम्: blood
• रक्तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd case), एकवचन; here as object in a list

• मांसम्: flesh
• मांसम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मांस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; object in a list

• वसा: fat
• वसा: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; coordinated item (sense: fat)

• शुक्रम्: semen
• शुक्रम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुक्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; object in a list

• क्रमात्: in order, successively
• क्रमात्: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: क्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (adverbial usage of ablative form), अर्थे: क्रमशः/अनुक्रमेण

• अन्नात्: from food
• अन्नात्: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th case/ablative), एकवचन

• प्रवर्धते: increases / develops
• प्रवर्धते: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वृध् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; उपसर्ग: प्र-

• शुक्रात्: from semen
• शुक्रात्: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुक्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (ablative), एकवचन

• भवन्ति: come into being / arise
• भवन्ति: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (present), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• भूतानि: beings
• भूतानि: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (nominative), बहुवचन

• तस्मात्: therefore
• तस्मात्: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (connective particle), अर्थे: अतः/तस्माद् हेतोः

• अन्नमयम्: made of food
• अन्नमयम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्न + मय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (अन्नमय = अन्नेन मयम्/अन्नमयं), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; जगत्-विशेषण

• जगत्: the world
• जगत्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (nominative), एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Shiva

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Sadyojāta

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches discernment (viveka): the body and worldly experience are sustained by food and material processes, so the seeker should not mistake the perishable annamaya condition for the eternal reality of Pati (Shiva). This supports detachment and turns attention toward Shiva-knowledge that grants liberation.

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

By showing the body’s dependence on food and change, the verse implicitly contrasts the mutable pashu (embodied being) with the stable refuge of Saguna Shiva worshipped as the Linga. Linga-upasana anchors the mind in Shiva, beyond bodily identity and material causation.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is mindful purity and restraint: offer food to Shiva (naivedya) before eating, cultivate moderation, and meditate on the Panchakshara (Om Namah Shivaya) to shift identity from the food-formed body to Shiva as the inner Lord.