Shloka 10

महापातकवर्णनम् (Mahāpātaka-varṇanam) — “Description of Great Sins and Their Consequences”

Devanagari script

हरंति ये च संमूढाश्शिवज्ञानस्य पुस्तकम् । महांति पातकान्याहुरनन्तफलदानि षट्

Transliteration

haraṃti ye ca saṃmūḍhāśśivajñānasya pustakam | mahāṃti pātakānyāhuranantaphaladāni ṣaṭ

Translation

ಶಿವಜ್ಞಾನವನ್ನು ನೀಡುವ ಪುಸ್ತಕವನ್ನು ಮೋಹಗ್ರಸ್ತರು ಯಾರು ಕದ್ದೊಯ್ಯುವರೋ, ಅವರು ಆರು ಮಹಾಪಾತಕಗಳನ್ನು ಹೊಂದುತ್ತಾರೆ ಎಂದು ಹೇಳಲಾಗಿದೆ—ಅವು ಅನಂತ ಫಲಗಳನ್ನು ನೀಡುವವು.

Word by Word

• haranti: they take away / steal
• haranti: Kriyā (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √hṛ (हृ)
• Form: Laṭ (Present/लट्), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd person/प्रथमपुरुष), Bahuvacana (Plural/बहुवचन)

• ye: who
• ye: Kartā (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (प्रातिपदिक; relative pronoun/यद्)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (Masculine/पुंलिङ्ग), Prathamā (Nominative/प्रथमा) Bahuvacana (Plural/बहुवचन)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Samuccaya-avyaya (conjunction/समुच्चय-अव्यय)

• saṃmūḍhāḥ: deluded
• saṃmūḍhāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: saṃmūḍha (कृदन्त; sam-√muh मुह्)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (Masculine/पुंलिङ्ग), Prathamā (Nominative/प्रथमा) Bahuvacana (Plural/बहुवचन); past passive participle used adjectivally

• śiva-jñānasya: of Śiva-knowledge
• śiva-jñānasya: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक) + jñāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter/नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Ṣaṣṭhī (Genitive/षष्ठī) Ekavacana (Singular/एकवचन)

• pustakam: book
• pustakam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pustaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter/नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Dvitīyā (Accusative/द्वितीया) Ekavacana (Singular/एकवचन)

• mahānti: great
• mahānti: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter/नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Prathamā (Nominative/प्रथमा) Bahuvacana (Plural/बहुवचन); viśeṣaṇa of pātakāni

• pātakāni: sins
• pātakāni: Karma (Predicate nominal/कर्म-स्थानी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pātaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter/नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Prathamā (Nominative/प्रथमा) Bahuvacana (Plural/बहुवचन)

• āhuḥ: they say
• āhuḥ: Kriyā (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √ah (अह्/ब्रू sense)
• Form: Liṭ (Perfect/लिट्), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd person/प्रथमपुरुष), Bahuvacana (Plural/बहुवचन)

• ananta-phala-dāni: giving endless results
• ananta-phala-dāni: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ananta (प्रातिपदिक) + phala (प्रातिपदिक) + dā (कृदन्त; √dā दा)
• Form: Napुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter/नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Prathamā (Nominative/प्रथमा) Bahuvacana (Plural/बहुवचन); tatpuruṣa: anantaṃ phalaṃ dadāti iti; used as viśeṣaṇa of pātakāni

• ṣaṭ: six
• ṣaṭ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ṣaṣ (प्रातिपदिक; numeral/संख्या)
• Form: Saṅkhyā-vācaka (numeral/संख्यावाचक), Prathamā (Nominative/प्रथमा) (indeclinable-like in usage), plural sense; qualifies pātakāni

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that Shiva-jñāna is sacred and liberating; to obstruct it by stealing the scripture is a grave offence that binds the soul through long-lasting karmic consequences.

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

Linga worship is sustained by right understanding (śiva-jñāna) transmitted through scripture and guru; harming that transmission is treated as a major adharma against Saguna Shiva’s revealed path.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

It implies dharmic preservation and donation of Shaiva texts (śāstra-dāna), along with regular study/recitation and remembrance of Shiva through mantra-japa such as the Pañcākṣarī.