Shloka 194

Merit of Causeways and Crossings, Temple Construction Rewards, and the Rudrākṣa Mahātmya

Devanagari script

मुच्यते सर्वपापेभ्यो त्रयोदशास्य धारणात् । अक्षयं लभते स्वर्गं यथा देवो महेश्वरः

Transliteration

mucyate sarvapāpebhyo trayodaśāsya dhāraṇāt | akṣayaṃ labhate svargaṃ yathā devo maheśvaraḥ

Translation

En portant la forme aux treize visages, on est délivré de tous les péchés et l’on obtient un ciel impérissable, comme le dieu Maheśvara (Śiva).

Word by Word

• मुच्यते: is freed
• मुच्यते: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुच् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपदम्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; धातु: मुच्—मोचने (to be released)

• सर्वपापेभ्यः: from all sins
• सर्वपापेभ्यः: Apadana (Ablative source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + पाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (सर्वाणि पापानि); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), बहुवचन

• त्रयोदशास्य: of the thirteen-faced (rudrākṣa)
• त्रयोदशास्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रयोदश (संख्या) + आस्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्विगु-समास (त्रयोदशानि आस्यानि यस्य); पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; विशेषण

• धारणात्: from/through (its) wearing
• धारणात्: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धारण (प्रातिपदिक; धृ-धातोः भाव)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; भाववाचक-नाम (act of wearing/holding)

• अक्षयम्: imperishable
• अक्षयम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अक्षय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण (svargaṃ qualifies)

• लभते: obtains
• लभते: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपदम्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; धातु: लभ्—प्राप्तौ (to obtain)

• स्वर्गम्: heaven
• स्वर्गम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वर्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• यथा: as/like
• यथा: Avyaya (Comparator)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (comparative particle: as/like)

• देवः: the god
• देवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• महेश्वरः: Maheshvara (Śiva)
• महेश्वरः: Apposition (Samānādhikaraṇa/समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (महान् ईश्वरः); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; देवस्य विशेषण/नाम

Speaker

Unspecified (narrative voice within Padma Purāṇa, Sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: celestial_realm

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: सर्वपापेभ्यो→सर्वपापेभ्यः (विसर्ग-लेखनभेद); त्रयोदशास्य = त्रयोदश + आस्य (समास).

Characters & Entities

• Maheśvara (Śiva)

FAQs

What spiritual result does this verse promise for dhāraṇā of the 'thirteen-faced' form?

It states that by dhāraṇā (wearing/maintaining/holding) the thirteen-faced form, one is freed from all sins and gains an imperishable heaven (akṣaya svarga).

Why is Maheśvara (Śiva) mentioned in this verse?

Śiva is cited as the exemplar: the devotee’s attainment of akṣaya svarga is likened to Maheśvara’s divine status and exalted abode.

What ethical or devotional lesson is emphasized here?

The verse highlights the Purāṇic theme that sincere religious observance (dhāraṇā linked to a sacred form) purifies wrongdoing and yields lasting spiritual merit.