Shloka 12

पुराणविदः महिमा तथा अध्ययन-अध्यापन-दानफलम्

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

Devanagari script

इह भुक्त्वाखिलान्कामानंते दिव्यशरीरवान् । विमानेन च दिव्येन शिवलोकं स गच्छति

Transliteration

iha bhuktvākhilānkāmānaṃte divyaśarīravān | vimānena ca divyena śivalokaṃ sa gacchati

Translation

આ લોકમાં સર્વ ઇચ્છાઓ ભોગવીને, અંતે તે દિવ્ય શરીર પ્રાપ્ત કરે છે; અને દિવ્ય વિમાનમાં આરોહણ કરીને શિવલોકને જાય છે.

Word by Word

• इह: here
• इह: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (अव्यय)
• Form: देश-अव्यय (adverb: here)

• भुक्त्वा: having enjoyed
• भुक्त्वा: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भुज् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त—क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund); ‘भुक्त्वा’ = having enjoyed

• अखिलान्: all
• अखिलान्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अखिल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन; ‘सर्वान्’ (all)

• कामान्: desires, enjoyments
• कामान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन; कर्म (objects enjoyed)

• अन्ते: at the end
• अन्ते: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; अधिकरण (at the end)

• दिव्यशरीरवान्: having a divine body
• दिव्यशरीरवान्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य + शरीरवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः—‘यस्य दिव्यं शरीरम् अस्ति’ (one who has a divine body)

• विमानेन: by an aerial chariot
• विमानेन: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विमान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; करण (by/with an aerial car)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• दिव्येन: divine
• दिव्येन: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; ‘विमानेन’ इति विशेषण (with a divine one)

• शिवलोकम्: Śiva’s world
• शिवलोकम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव + लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; कर्म/गत्यर्थकर्म (destination)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्ता (he)

• गच्छति: goes
• गच्छति: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the phala of Shiva-devotion as taught in the Uma-saṃhitā context)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Phalaśruti-style promise: worldly fulfillment followed by post-mortem ascent to Śivaloka; frames Śiva-bhakti as both iha (here) and para (hereafter) siddhi.

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Umā

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It states the twofold fruit of Śiva-bhakti: fulfillment of righteous desires in worldly life and, ultimately, a transformed divine state leading to Śivaloka—signifying grace-bestowed liberation under Pati (Śiva) in a Shaiva framework.

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

Śivaloka is presented as the destination granted by Śiva’s grace; in the Shiva Purana this is commonly linked with saguna upāsanā—devotional worship of Śiva through the Liṅga, mantra, and pūjā—culminating in proximity to the Lord rather than mere earthly merit.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The verse is a phala-śruti encouraging steady Śiva-upāsanā—especially japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and Liṅga-pūjā with bhakti—so that both worldly well-being and the final ascent to Śivaloka are attained by Śiva’s anugraha (grace).