Shloka 3

पानीयदान-प्रपादान-वापीकूपतडाग-निर्माण-प्रशंसा

Praise of Water-Gift and the Construction of Wells and Tanks

Devanagari script

इह लोके परे वापि सत्यं सत्यं न संशयः । तस्माद्वापीश्च कूपांश्च तडागान्कारयेन्नरः

Transliteration

iha loke pare vāpi satyaṃ satyaṃ na saṃśayaḥ | tasmādvāpīśca kūpāṃśca taḍāgānkārayennaraḥ

Translation

ಈ ಲೋಕದಲ್ಲಾಗಲಿ ಪರಲೋಕದಲ್ಲಾಗಲಿ—ಇದು ಸತ್ಯ, ಸತ್ಯವೇ; ಸಂಶಯವಿಲ್ಲ. ಆದ್ದರಿಂದ ಮನುಷ್ಯನು ವಾಪಿ (ಬಾವಡಿ), ಕೂಪುಗಳು ಮತ್ತು ತಡಾಗಗಳು (ಕೆರೆಗಳು) ನಿರ್ಮಿಸಬೇಕು.

Word by Word

• iha: here
• iha: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iha (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (adverb of place)

• loke: in the world
• loke: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: loka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative/अधिकरण), एकवचन

• pare: in the next (world)
• pare: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: para (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; loke इति विशेषण (in the other world)

• vā: or
• vā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vā (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक अव्यय (disjunctive particle)

• api: also
• api: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपि-भावक अव्यय (also/even)

• satyam: truth
• satyam: Pratijñā (प्रतिज्ञा/predicate)
• Type: Noun
• Root: satya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन; वाक्ये विधेय (predicate nominal)

• satyam: truth indeed
• satyam: Pratijñā (प्रतिज्ञा/predicate)
• Type: Noun
• Root: satya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; पुनरुक्ति-बल (emphatic repetition)

• na: no/not
• na: Pratiṣedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक अव्यय

• saṃśayaḥ: doubt
• saṃśayaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃśaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• tasmāt: therefore
• tasmāt: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tasmāt (अव्यय/तद्-प्रातिपदिकात्)
• Form: तस्मात्-शब्दः (ablatival adverb), हेत्वर्थ (therefore)

• vāpīḥ: tanks/ponds (stepwells)
• vāpīḥ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāpī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative/कर्म), बहुवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय

• kūpān: wells
• kūpān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kūpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय

• taḍāgān: ponds/lakes
• taḍāgān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: taḍāga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• kārayet: should cause to be made
• kārayet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु) [णिच् causative: kāray-]
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; णिच्-प्रयोग (causative: cause to be made)

• naraḥ: a man/person
• naraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative/कर्ता), एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse affirms that the fruit of dharmic public welfare is certain in both this life and the next; providing water is a high form of punya because it sustains living beings, aligning the devotee with Shiva as Pati—the compassionate Lord of all.

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

In Shaiva understanding, worship is not only ritual at the Linga but also seva to Shiva’s creation; building water sources becomes an outward expression of devotion to Saguna Shiva, honoring Him as the indwelling presence in all beings.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical dharmic observance is suggested: perform dana through constructing or maintaining wells/ponds, ideally dedicating the act to Shiva with simple japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and a sankalpa for loka-hita (welfare of all).