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Shloka 62

Description of the Rules for Charitable Gifts and Related Rites

Gaṅgā-māhātmya

Devanagari script

क्रीडते शांकरे वापि स्तुतो देवादिभिर्मुदा । भूमिरेण्वब्दसंख्याकं कालं स्थित्वा च तत्र सः ॥ ६२ ॥

Transliteration

krīḍate śāṃkare vāpi stuto devādibhirmudā | bhūmireṇvabdasaṃkhyākaṃ kālaṃ sthitvā ca tatra saḥ || 62 ||

Translation

そこにおいて彼は、シャンカラ（シヴァ）の界にもまた遊楽し、神々ならびに諸天の衆により歓喜して讃えられる。さらに、地上の塵の微粒に等しい年数ほどの時をそこに住してのちも、なおその同じ処にとどまり続ける。

Word by Word
क्रीडतेsports/plays
क्रीडते:
Kriyā (क्रिया / Verb)
TypeVerb
Rootक्रीड् (धातु)
Formलट् (वर्तमान/Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; 3rd person singular
शाङ्करेin Śaṅkara’s (realm/place)
शाङ्करे:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरणम् / Location)
TypeAdjective
Rootशाङ्कर (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी विभक्ति, एकवचन; Locative singular; qualifying (लोके/स्थाने implied)
वाor
वा:
Vikalpa (विकल्प / Alternative)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवा (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; विकल्पार्थक-निपात (or)
अपिalso
अपि:
Samuccaya (समुच्चय / Addition)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; समुच्चय/अप्यर्थक-निपात (also/even)
स्तुतःpraised
स्तुतः:
Karta (कर्ता / Subject—predicate participle)
TypeVerb
Rootस्तु (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
Formभूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त; past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘praised’
देव-आदिभिःby the gods and others
देव-आदिभिः:
Karaṇa (करणम् / Agent-instrument in passive)
TypeNoun
Rootदेव + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Instrumental plural; ‘by gods and others’
मुदाwith joy
मुदा:
Hetu/Sahakāri (हेतु/सहकारी / Manner)
TypeNoun
Rootमुद्/मुदा (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; Instrumental singular (adverbial)
भूमि-रेणु-अब्द-संख्याकम्for a time measured as earth-dust-particle years (i.e., innumerable years)
भूमि-रेणु-अब्द-संख्याकम्:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषणम् / Qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootभूमि + रेणु + अब्द + संख्याक (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; Accusative singular; qualifying कालम्; ‘having the number of years equal to (the count of) dust-particles of the earth’
कालम्for (that) time
कालम्:
Kāla-adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरणम् / Duration)
TypeNoun
Rootकाल (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; Accusative singular (duration)
स्थित्वाhaving remained
स्थित्वा:
Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया / Prior action)
TypeVerb
Rootस्था (धातु) + त्वा (कृदन्त; ल्यप्)
Formक्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), ‘having stayed/remained’
चand
च:
Samuccaya (समुच्चय / Coordination)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (and)
तत्रthere
तत्र:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरणम् / Location)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतत्र (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb: there)
सःhe
सः:
Karta (कर्ता / Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; Nominative singular
Speaker

Sūta (traditional Purāṇic narrator) recounting the phala (result) within the tīrtha-māhātmya narrative

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities
Ś
Śaṅkara (Śiva)
D
Devas

FAQs

It highlights the phala (result) of great merit: the devotee attains a divine realm, is honored by devas, and enjoys exalted, long-lasting celestial auspiciousness.

By presenting divine praise and proximity to a deity’s realm as the fruit of devotion and sacred practice, it reinforces that sincere worship culminates in divine companionship and honor.

No specific Vedāṅga technique is taught in this verse; it functions as a phala-śruti within tīrtha-māhātmya, emphasizing the measurable “kāla” (time-span) of merit’s results.

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