Shloka 28

शिवस्य तपोऽनुष्ठानम् — Śiva’s Austerity and Meditation at Himavat

Gaṅgā-Region

Devanagari script

सदा वासो द्विजादीनां गंगापूतश्च नित्यदा । परोपकारी सर्वेषां गिरीणामधिपः प्रभुः

Transliteration

sadā vāso dvijādīnāṃ gaṃgāpūtaśca nityadā | paropakārī sarveṣāṃ girīṇāmadhipaḥ prabhuḥ

Translation

ಅವನು ಸದಾ ದ್ವಿಜಾದಿ ಸಾಧಕರ ವಾಸಸ್ಥಾನ, ನಿತ್ಯ ಗಂಗಾಜಲದಿಂದ ಪಾವನ. ಎಲ್ಲರಿಗೂ ಉಪಕಾರಿ, ಪರ್ವತಗಳ ಅಧಿಪತಿ ಪ್ರಭು.

Word by Word

• सदा: always
• सदा: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Temporal)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• वासः: dwelling/abode
• वासः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• द्विजादीनाम्: of brahmins and others
• द्विजादीनाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन; ‘द्विज-आदि’ इति समाहार/तत्पुरुष (द्विजाः आदयः येषाम्)

• गङ्गापूतः: purified by the Ganga
• गङ्गापूतः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गङ्गा + पूत (प्रातिपदिक; पूत = √पू (धातु) क्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त, विशेषण

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

• नित्यदा: at all times
• नित्यदा: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Temporal)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्यदा (अव्यय; नित्य + दा)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय; अव्ययीभाव (always/at all times)

• परोपकारी: benefactor of others
• परोपकारी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर + उपकारिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण; ‘परोपकारिन्’ = परस्य उपकारः करोति

• सर्वेषाम्: of all
• सर्वेषाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (प्रयोगे), षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन

• गिरीणाम्: of mountains
• गिरीणाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गिरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन

• अधिपः: lord/overlord
• अधिपः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अधिप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• प्रभुः: master; sovereign
• प्रभुः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha

Jyotirlinga Context

Jyotirlinga: Kedāranātha

Sthala Purana: The verse’s markers—Gaṅgā’s sanctifying presence and ‘lord among mountains’—evoke the Himalayan Śiva-field where Śiva is worshipped as mountain-lord; Kedāra is paradigmatic of Śiva’s mountain sovereignty and ascetic refuge.

Significance: Pilgrimage to the Himalayan Śiva-sthāna is praised as purifier and refuge for seekers (dvija-ādīnāṃ vāsaḥ), emphasizing protection and sustaining grace amid austerity.

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: सदा वासो द्विजादीनां गंगापूतश्च नित्यदा । परोपकारी सर्वेषां गिरीणामधिपः प्रभुः

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Ganga

FAQs

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

The verse praises a sacred Shaiva abode as eternally purified by Gaṅgā and as a refuge for dharmic seekers, highlighting the Siddhānta theme that holy places uplift the paśu (bound soul) by orienting it toward Pati (the Lord) through purity and beneficence.

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

By extolling the Lord’s sanctified abode and protective refuge for devotees, it supports Saguna Shiva worship—approaching Shiva through a tangible sacred locus (often a Liṅga/kshetra) where devotion, pilgrimage, and darśana intensify bhakti and grace.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Pilgrimage with inner and outer purity—bathing or sprinkling with Gaṅgā water, offering water/abhisheka to Shiva, and practicing paropakāra (service/charity) as a living discipline aligned with Shaiva dharma.