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Shloka 34

नरकनामनिर्णयः

Catalogue of Narakas and Karmic Causes

Devanagari script

महेश्वरे मतिर्यस्य जपहोमार्चनादिपु । यत्पुण्यं तत्कृतं तेन देवेन्द्रत्वादिकं फलम्

Transliteration

maheśvare matiryasya japahomārcanādipu | yatpuṇyaṃ tatkṛtaṃ tena devendratvādikaṃ phalam

Translation

真言のジャパ、護摩（聖火への供物）、アルチャナ（礼拝）などの修行に励むとき、その心がマハーデーヴァ（大自在天）に堅く定まっている者は、そこから生じる功徳をまことに自ら成就し、帝釈天（インドラ）の位に至るなど、崇高なる神的果報を得る。

Word by Word
महेश्वरेin Maheshvara (Śiva)
महेश्वरे:
Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootमहेश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन; अधिकरण (location/ विषय)
मतिःmind/attention
मतिः:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootमति (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन; कर्तृपद-रूपेण (as subject)
यस्यwhose
यस्य:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध (possessor)
जपjapa (repetition)
जप:
—
TypeNoun
Rootजप (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक-रूपेण समासाङ्ग (compound member)
होमhoma (offering)
होम:
—
TypeNoun
Rootहोम (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक-रूपेण समासाङ्ग (compound member)
अर्चनworship
अर्चन:
—
TypeNoun
Rootअर्चन (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक-रूपेण समासाङ्ग (compound member)
आदिषुamong (these) and the like
आदिषु:
Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootआदि (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), बहुवचन; 'आदि' = etc.; अधिकरण (in/among)
यत्whatever
यत्:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeAdjective
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom/Acc), एकवचन; विशेषण (correlative)
पुण्यम्merit
पुण्यम्:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootपुण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom/Acc), एकवचन; कर्मपद (object)
तत्that
तत्:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeAdjective
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom/Acc), एकवचन; विशेषण (correlative)
कृतम्done/performed
कृतम्:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeVerb
Rootकृ (धातु) + क्त (कृत्-प्रत्यय)
Formकृ-धातोः क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; 'done/performed'
तेनby him/thereby
तेन:
Karana (करण)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन; करण (means/agent)
देवेन्द्रत्वादिकम्such as Indra-hood (lordship of gods), etc.
देवेन्द्रत्वादिकम्:
Visheshana (विशेषण)
TypeNoun
Rootदेवेन्द्रत्व + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom/Acc), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (देवेन्द्रत्वम् + आदि); विशेषण-रूपेण फलस्य
फलम्fruit/result
फलम्:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootफल (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन; विधेय (predicate nominative)
Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Uma Samhita teachings to the sages at Naimisharanya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Affirms that ritual merit becomes efficacious when anchored in Maheśvara-bhāva (God-centered intention); yields high but still finite fruits (svarga/devendratva), implying mokṣa requires Śiva’s liberating grace beyond karmic reward.

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities
S
Shiva
I
Indra

FAQs

It teaches that the decisive factor in spiritual merit is Shiva-centered intention (mati): when worship is performed with the mind anchored in Maheshvara, the merit becomes fully effective and bears high results.

Japa, homa, and arcana are classic Saguna modes of worship (often including Linga-arcana); the verse emphasizes that when these are performed with steady Shiva-bhāva, their fruits manifest powerfully.

Regular mantra-japa (such as the Panchakshara), homa, and Shiva-arcana performed with unwavering focus on Mahadeva—making inner remembrance the core of outer ritual.

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