Shloka 14

Kṣetra–Kāla–Phala-kramaḥ

Hierarchy of Sacred Place, Time, and Ritual Fruit

Devanagari script

चतुर्विंशतिलक्षं वा गायत्र्या जपसंयुतः । ब्राह्मणस्तु भवेत्पात्रं संपूर्णफलभोगदम्

Transliteration

caturviṃśatilakṣaṃ vā gāyatryā japasaṃyutaḥ | brāhmaṇastu bhavetpātraṃ saṃpūrṇaphalabhogadam

Translation

Un Brāhmaṇa que ha realizado el japa del Gāyatrī, ya sea hasta veinticuatro lakhs (2,4 millones de recitaciones), se convierte ciertamente en un receptor apto, capaz de disfrutar de los frutos plenos y completos del rito y del dharma.

Word by Word

• catur-viṃśati-lakṣam: twenty-four lakhs (2.4 million)
• catur-viṃśati-lakṣam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: catur (प्रातिपदिक) + viṃśati (प्रातिपदिक) + lakṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Dvigu (द्विगु) numerical compound; Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; object/measure of japa implied

• vā: or
• vā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vā (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, disjunctive particle (विकल्पार्थक)

• gāyatryā: with/through the Gāyatrī (mantra)
• gāyatryā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gāyatrī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular

• japa-saṃyutaḥ: endowed with repetition (japa)
• japa-saṃyutaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: japa (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃyuta (युज् धातु, क्त; कृदन्त)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa compound; Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; qualifying brāhmaṇaḥ

• brāhmaṇaḥ: a brāhmaṇa
• brāhmaṇaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brāhmaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• tu: but/indeed
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, adversative/emphatic particle (निपात)

• bhavet: would be/should be
• bhavet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (भू धातु)
• Form: Liṅ (लिङ्, optative), Parasmaipada, 3rd person, Singular

• pātram: a fit recipient
• pātram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pātra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; predicate nominative

• saṃpūrṇa-phala-bhoga-dam: giving enjoyment of complete fruits (full results)
• saṃpūrṇa-phala-bhoga-dam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: saṃpūrṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + phala (प्रातिपदिक) + bhoga (प्रातिपदिक) + da (दा धातु/दम् as -da suffix, प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa compound (chain); Neuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; qualifying pātram

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Establishes a dharmic criterion of pātratva: a brāhmaṇa disciplined by extensive Gāyatrī-japa becomes a ‘fit vessel’ for receiving offerings connected with Śiva-pūjā, ensuring ‘complete fruit’ (saṃpūrṇa-phala) for donor and rite.

Mantra Metadata

Type: gayatri

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Lalitā

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that sustained mantra-japa purifies the practitioner and creates adhikāra (fitness), making one a proper pātra to receive and realize the full fruits of dharma and Shiva-oriented worship.

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

In the Shiva Purana’s ritual framework, inner purity and mantra-discipline support effective Saguna Shiva worship (including Linga-pūjā), because the devotee becomes a ‘worthy vessel’ for grace and for the rite’s complete results.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Regular, counted japa—specifically Gāyatrī-japa up to very large totals (like 2.4 million)—as a discipline that builds steadiness, purity, and eligibility for higher Shaiva practices.