Shloka 44

पानीयदान-प्रपादान-वापीकूपतडाग-निर्माण-प्रशंसा

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

Devanagari script

यत्कार्यं किंचिदास्थाय पुरुषस्तपते तपः । तत्सर्वं समवाप्नोति परत्रेह च मानवः

Transliteration

yatkāryaṃ kiṃcidāsthāya puruṣastapate tapaḥ | tatsarvaṃ samavāpnoti paratreha ca mānavaḥ

Translation

ಮನುಷ್ಯನು ಯಾವ ಕಾರ್ಯಲಕ್ಷ್ಯವನ್ನು ಆಶ್ರಯಿಸಿ ತಪಸ್ಸು ಮಾಡುತ್ತಾನೋ, ಅದನ್ನೆಲ್ಲಾ ಪಡೆಯುತ್ತಾನೆ—ಇಹದಲ್ಲಿಯೂ ಪರದಲ್ಲಿಯೂ.

Word by Word

• यत्: whatever/which
• यत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); relative pronoun used adjectivally

• कार्यं: duty; act to be done
• कार्यं: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कार्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• किंचित्: some; any (a little)
• किंचित्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: किंचित् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययवत्)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); indefinite pronoun used adjectivally

• आस्थाय: having undertaken; having resorted to
• आस्थाय: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-स्था (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त/ल्यप्), having resorted to/undertaken

• पुरुषः: a man; person
• पुरुषः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरुष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• तपते: performs austerity; practices penance
• तपते: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: तप् (धातु)
• Form: Present tense (लट्), Ātmanepada (आत्मनेपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• तपः: austerity; penance
• तपः: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); demonstrative pronoun used adjectivally

• सर्वं: all; entire
• सर्वं: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• समवाप्नोति: attains fully; obtains
• समवाप्नोति: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-अव-आप् (धातु)
• Form: Present tense (लट्), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• परत्र: in the other world; hereafter
• परत्र: Deśa/Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: परत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय)

• इह: here; in this world
• इह: Deśa/Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय)

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

• मानवः: human being; man
• मानवः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मानव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It affirms the Shaiva principle that focused resolve (saṅkalpa) supported by tapas yields fruition across both planes—worldly well-being (iha) and posthumous/spiritual attainment (paratra)—when aligned with dharma and devotion.

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

In Uma Saṃhitā’s devotional-philosophical frame, tapas is most fruitful when oriented to Saguna Shiva—such as Linga worship—because discipline becomes an offering; the ‘aim’ is then not merely personal gain but nearness to Pati (Shiva), culminating in grace.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Adopt a clear vow and steady discipline: daily japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), Linga pūjā with bhāva, and simple tapas like fasting on auspicious Shiva days (e.g., Mahāśivarātri or Mondays), performed with purity and consistency.