Shloka 10

पुराणविदः महिमा तथा अध्ययन-अध्यापन-दानफलम्

The Glory of the Purāṇa-Knower and the Fruits of Study, Teaching, and Giving

Devanagari script

अक्षयान्सर्वकामांश्च परत्रेह च जन्मनि । अश्वमेधमखस्यापि स फलं लभते पुमान्

Transliteration

akṣayānsarvakāmāṃśca paratreha ca janmani | aśvamedhamakhasyāpi sa phalaṃ labhate pumān

Translation

Ese hombre alcanza el cumplimiento imperecedero de todos los deseos dignos—en esta vida y en la venidera—y obtiene el mismo mérito que el sacrificio del Aśvamedha.

Word by Word

• akṣayān: imperishable
• akṣayān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: akṣaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural (बहुवचन); adjective qualifying ‘sarvakāmān’

• sarva-kāmān: all desires
• sarva-kāmān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + kāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural (बहुवचन)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction/समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय

• paratra: in the hereafter
• paratra: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: paratra (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb/देश-कालवाचक अव्यय (in the other world/thereafter)

• iha: here
• iha: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iha (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb/देशवाचक अव्यय (here)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction/समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय

• janmani: in (a) birth
• janmani: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: janman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन)

• aśvamedha-makhasya: of the Aśvamedha sacrifice
• aśvamedha-makhasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aśvamedha (प्रातिपदिक) + makha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)

• api: even/also
• api: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle/सम्भावना-अपि (also/even)

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); pronoun

• phalam: fruit/result
• phalam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: phala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• labhate: obtains
• labhate: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √labh (धातु)
• Form: Present tense (लट्), Ātmanepada (आत्मनेपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• pumān: a man
• pumān: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: puman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the phala-śruti to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya within the Umāsaṃhitā context)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It proclaims that sincere Śaiva devotion yields akṣaya (imperishable) spiritual merit, benefiting both present life and the hereafter—showing Shiva as Pati who grants enduring grace beyond temporary rewards.

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

By equating the fruit to the Aśvamedha, the verse elevates accessible Saguna worship—such as Linga-pūjā, mantra-japa, and offerings—as capable of producing the highest sacrificial merit through Shiva’s grace rather than mere ritual complexity.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is steady Linga worship with devotion—supported by Panchākṣara japa (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and traditional Śaiva observances like bhasma (tripuṇḍra) and rudrākṣa—performed with faith for akṣaya phala.