Shloka 6

Vyāsa-pūjana-prakāra

Procedure for Worship of Vyāsa / the Ācārya

Devanagari script

ग्रामो गजो हयश्चापि यथाशक्त्यपराणि च । मुने सर्वाणि देयानि वाचकाय महात्मने

Transliteration

grāmo gajo hayaścāpi yathāśaktyaparāṇi ca | mune sarvāṇi deyāni vācakāya mahātmane

Translation

Oh sabio, según la propia capacidad, deben darse un poblado, un elefante, un caballo y también otros dones. En verdad, todas esas ofrendas han de entregarse al noble recitador del Purāṇa, el magnánimo.

Word by Word

• ग्रामः: a village
• ग्रामः: कर्ता/उद्देश्य-निर्देश (Item in list; to be given)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ग्राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन

• गजः: an elephant
• गजः: कर्ता/उद्देश्य-निर्देश (Item in list)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन

• हयः: a horse
• हयः: कर्ता/उद्देश्य-निर्देश (Item in list)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Coordinator)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction: and)

• अपि: also
• अपि: निपातार्थ (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अवधान (particle: also)

• यथा-शक्ति: according to one’s ability
• यथा-शक्ति: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय) + शक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: according to ability)

• अपराणि: other (things)
• अपराणि: कर्ता/उद्देश्य-निर्देश (Additional items)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अपर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, बहुवचन; ‘अन्यानि’ (other things)

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Coordinator)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (and)

• मुने: O sage
• मुने: सम्बोधन (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• सर्वाणि: all
• सर्वाणि: कर्ता-विशेषण (Qualifier of predicate nominal)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, बहुवचन; देयानि इति विशेषण

• देयानि: to be given
• देयानि: विधेय (Predicate: to be given)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √दा (धातु) (कृदन्त)
• Form: तव्यत्/अनीयर्-अर्थे यत् (gerundive/obligatory); नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, बहुवचन; ‘दातव्यानि’

• वाचकाय: to the reciter/reader
• वाचकाय: सम्प्रदान (Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाचक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; चतुर्थी (सम्प्रदान), एकवचन

• महात्मने: to the great-souled one
• महात्मने: सम्प्रदान-विशेषण (Qualifier of recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महात्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; चतुर्थी, एकवचन; वाचकाय इति विशेषणार्थे (appositional)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the merit and procedure of Purana recitation and honoring the vācaka)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Honoring the vācaka (Purāṇa-reciter) is framed as honoring the vehicle of dharma and Śiva-kathā; generosity loosens attachment (a pāśa-mode) and supports receptivity to grace.

FAQs

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

It teaches that honoring the transmitter of sacred Shaiva knowledge is itself a devotional act; giving according to one’s means supports dharma and strengthens śravaṇa-bhakti, which is praised as a path toward Shiva’s grace.

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

In Saguna Shiva worship, devotion is expressed through concrete acts—hearing Shiva’s Purana, serving the vācaka, and offering gifts—so the verse frames dāna as an extension of Linga-centered bhakti and reverence for Shiva’s teachings.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is to conduct Shiva Purana kathā/recitation, then offer dakṣiṇā and gifts to the vācaka according to capacity, with a prayerful remembrance of Shiva (e.g., mentally repeating the Panchākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”).