Shloka 28

Mahādāna-prakaraṇa (The Doctrine of Great Gifts): Suvarṇa–Go–Bhūmi and Tulā-dāna

Devanagari script

पापं कृतं यद्दिवसे निशायां द्विसंध्योर्मध्यदिने निशांते । कालत्रये कायमनोवचोभिस्तुलापुमान्वै तदपाकरोति

Transliteration

pāpaṃ kṛtaṃ yaddivase niśāyāṃ dvisaṃdhyormadhyadine niśāṃte | kālatraye kāyamanovacobhistulāpumānvai tadapākaroti

Translation

人が犯したいかなる罪も——昼に、夜に、暁と黄昏の交わりに、真昼に、あるいは夜の終わりに——三つの聖なる時に、身・意・語を信愛に整えてトゥラー・ダーナ（秤施）の儀を行えば、必ずやその罪は除かれる。

Word by Word

• pāpam: sin
• pāpam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• kṛtam: committed
• kṛtam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √kṛ (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (past passive participle, क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; 'done/committed'

• yat: whatever (which)
• yat: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक (relative pronoun: 'which/whatever')

• divase: in the day
• divase: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: divasa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• niśāyām: in the night
• niśāyām: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: niśā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• dvi-saṃdhyoḥ: of the two twilights
• dvi-saṃdhyoḥ: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvi (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + saṃdhyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), द्विवचन (Dual); द्विगु-समास ('of the two twilights')

• madhya-dine: at midday
• madhya-dine: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: madhya (प्रातिपदिक) + dina (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष ('at mid-day')

• niśā-ante: at night’s end
• niśā-ante: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: niśā (प्रातिपदिक) + anta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष ('at the end of night')

• kāla-traye: in the three times
• kāla-traye: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāla (प्रातिपदिक) + traya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; द्विगु ('in the three times/periods')

• kāya-manovaco-bhiḥ: by body, mind, and speech
• kāya-manovaco-bhiḥ: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāya (प्रातिपदिक) + manas (प्रातिपदिक) + vacas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), बहुवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व ('by body, mind, and speech')

• tulā-pumān: Tulāpuruṣa (the Balance-man rite/personification)
• tulā-pumān: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tulā (प्रातिपदिक) + pumān (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष ('the man of the balance' = Tulāpuruṣa)

• vai: indeed
• vai: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vai (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), निश्चयार्थ/सम्भावनार्थ (indeed)

• tat: that (sin)
• tat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; अनाफोरिक (that/it)

• apākaroti: removes; dispels
• apākaroti: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: apa-√kṛ (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Frames Tulā-dāna as a prāyaścitta-like act that purifies tri-kāla sins when performed with kāya–manas–vāk alignment, preparing the paśu for Śiva’s anugraha.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: naivedya

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that karmic impurities created at any time can be purified when one follows a Shaiva expiatory discipline with tri-kāla awareness and inner integrity—body, mind, and speech offered in devotion and restraint.

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

As a Shaiva purificatory teaching, it supports approach to Saguna Shiva (often through Linga worship) by stressing that outer rites like dāna become effective when performed with tri-kāla devotion and ethical alignment, preparing the devotee for deeper worship and grace.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Tri-kāla observance (especially at dawn, midday, and dusk) with disciplined conduct of kāya-mano-vāk, accompanied by a dāna rite such as Tulā-dāna; it may be integrated with japa of the Panchākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and sandhyā-style purification.