Shloka 37

पुराणविदः महिमा तथा अध्ययन-अध्यापन-दानफलम्

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

Devanagari script

पापं संक्षीयते नित्यं धर्म्मश्चैव विवर्द्धते । पुराणश्रवणाज्ज्ञानी न संसारं प्रपद्यते

Transliteration

pāpaṃ saṃkṣīyate nityaṃ dharmmaścaiva vivarddhate | purāṇaśravaṇājjñānī na saṃsāraṃ prapadyate

Translation

プラーナ（Purāṇa）を常に聴聞することにより、罪（パーパ）は日々減じ、ダルマはまことに増大する。かくしてプラーナを聴く智者は、再びサンサーラ（輪廻）に堕ちない。

Word by Word

• पापम्: sin
• पापम्: Karta (कर्ता; कर्मणि-प्रयोगे)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोगे कर्तृस्थानी (subject in passive)

• संक्षीयते: diminishes, is destroyed
• संक्षीयते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: क्षि (धातु) + सम् (उपसर्ग)
• Form: लट् (Present/लट्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि/भावे: ‘is diminished’

• नित्यम्: always
• नित्यम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषणवत् नपुंसक-एकवचन-प्रथमा/द्वितीया रूपेण अव्ययीभूत (adverb: always)

• धर्मः: dharma, righteousness
• धर्मः: Karta (कर्ता; कर्मणि-प्रयोगे)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोगे कर्तृस्थानी (subject in passive)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (emphasis)

• विवर्धते: grows, increases
• विवर्धते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वृध् (धातु) + वि (उपसर्ग)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; ‘increases’

• पुराण-श्रवणात्: from (the act of) hearing the Purāṇa
• पुराण-श्रवणात्: Apadana/Hetu (अपादान/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुराण (प्रातिपदिक) + श्रवण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/पञ्चमी), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: पुराणस्य श्रवणम्; अपादानार्थ (from/by means of hearing)

• ज्ञानी: a wise person
• ज्ञानी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्ञानिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negation)

• संसारम्: worldly existence, saṃsāra
• संसारम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संसार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• प्रपद्यते: enters, falls into
• प्रपद्यते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पद् (धातु) + प्र (उपसर्ग)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; ‘resorts to/enters’

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that śravaṇa (devotional hearing) of the Purāṇa purifies pāpa, strengthens dharma, and matures jñāna-bhakti so the seeker becomes fit for Shiva’s grace and freedom from saṁsāra.

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

Hearing the Purāṇa nourishes devotion to Saguna Shiva—often approached through Linga-upāsanā—so that worship becomes steady, purified, and oriented toward liberation rather than mere worldly gain.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Regular Shiva Purana śravaṇa (listening/recitation) as a sādhana—ideally alongside daily japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and simple Shiva worship—so dharma grows and impurities decline.