Shloka 50

पानीयदान-प्रपादान-वापीकूपतडाग-निर्माण-प्रशंसा

Praise of Water-Gift and the Construction of Wells and Tanks

Devanagari script

न चास्ति तत्सुखं लोके यद्विना तपसा किल । तपसैव सुखं सर्वमिति वेदविदो विदुः

Transliteration

na cāsti tatsukhaṃ loke yadvinā tapasā kila | tapasaiva sukhaṃ sarvamiti vedavido viduḥ

Translation

En este mundo no existe dicha verdadera que sea sin tapas. En verdad, los conocedores del Veda saben y proclaman que sólo por el tapas se alcanza toda felicidad.

Word by Word

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपात (negative particle)

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

• अस्ति: exists/is
• अस्ति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• तत्: that
• तत्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (सुखम्)

• सुखम्: happiness
• सुखम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• लोके: in the world
• लोके: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• यत्: which
• यत्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/relative)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध-विशेषणम् (सुखम्)

• विना: without
• विना: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विना (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (preposition/adverb) — ‘विना’ सह तृतीया

• तपसा: austerity
• तपसा: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; ‘विना’योगे

• किल: indeed (it is said)
• किल: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: किल (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle: indeed/traditionally)

• तपसा: by austerity
• तपसा: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

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

• सुखम्: happiness
• सुखम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• सर्वम्: all/entire
• सर्वम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (सुखम्)

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/quotative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण-निपात (quotative particle)

• वेदविदः: knowers of the Veda
• वेदविदः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेद-विद् (प्रातिपदिक; वेद + विद्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; ‘वेदं वेत्ति’ इति उपपद-तत्पुरुष/कर्मधारय-प्राय

• विदुः: know
• विदुः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: विद् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Lord Shiva (teaching Umā/Parvati in the Umāsaṃhitā’s philosophical discourse)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that lasting sukha is not sensory comfort but the fruit of tapas—self-restraint, purity, and steady practice—which burns impurities (pāśa) and turns the soul toward Pati (Shiva).

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

Linga-worship becomes fruitful when supported by tapas—regular pūjā, japa, and disciplined living—so devotion to Saguna Shiva matures into inner purification and realization of Shiva’s higher truth.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Adopt tapas as vrata: Mahāśivarātri-style upavāsa (fasting), night vigil, Panchākṣarī japa (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), and simple living with daily Shiva-pūjā (optionally with bhasma and rudrāksha).