Shloka 8

यममार्गे सुखदायकधर्माः

Dharmas that Grant Ease on the Path to Yama

Devanagari script

कर्तारश्च तथा ये च यतीनामाश्रमस्य च । अनाथमण्डपानां तु क्रीडंति च गृहोदरे

Transliteration

kartāraśca tathā ye ca yatīnāmāśramasya ca | anāthamaṇḍapānāṃ tu krīḍaṃti ca gṛhodare

Translation

また、修行者（ヤティ）のアーシュラマを建立し守護する者、孤児のための施護堂に携わる者も—家住の境界にとどまりつつ—世の営みにおいて遊楽する。

Word by Word

• कर्तारः: makers, doers
• कर्तारः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्तृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (conjunction)

• तथा: thus, likewise
• तथा: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• ये: who (those who)
• ये: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक-सर्वनाम (relative pronoun)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक-निपात

• यतीनाम्: of ascetics
• यतीनाम्: Shashthi-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध/Possessive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• आश्रमस्य: of the hermitage
• आश्रमस्य: Shashthi-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आश्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक-निपात

• अनाथमण्डपानाम्: of shelters/pavilions for the destitute
• अनाथमण्डपानाम्: Shashthi-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनाथमण्डप (प्रातिपदिक; अनाथ + मण्डप)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (अनाथानां मण्डपाः)

• तु: but, indeed
• तु: Nipata (निपात/Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विरोध/विशेषार्थक-निपात (particle: but/indeed)

• क्रीडन्ति: play, sport
• क्रीडन्ति: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: क्रीड् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक-निपात

• गृहोदरे: inside the house
• गृहोदरे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गृहोदर (प्रातिपदिक; गृह + उदर)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse highlights that even meritorious social and religious works—like supporting ascetics’ āśramas or caring for orphans—can remain within the sphere of worldly engagement (pāśa) unless joined to inner detachment and devotion to Pati (Shiva).

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

It implies that outer dharmic activity should culminate in God-centeredness: offering one’s works to Saguna Shiva (as Linga-worship and daily pūjā) transforms mere ‘worldly play’ into a liberating discipline aligned with Shaiva Siddhanta.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is karma-yoga in a Shaiva mode: perform service while daily anchoring the mind in Shiva through Panchakshara japa (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and simple Linga worship, cultivating vairāgya alongside compassion.