Shiva Purana — Vidyesvara Samhita, Shloka 26

Kṣetra–Kāla–Phala-kramaḥ

Hierarchy of Sacred Place, Time, and Ritual Fruit

Devanagari script

दशांगमन्नं विप्रस्य भानुवारे ददन्नरः । परजन्मनि चारोग्यं दशवर्षं समश्नुते

Transliteration

daśāṃgamannaṃ viprasya bhānuvāre dadannaraḥ | parajanmani cārogyaṃ daśavarṣaṃ samaśnute

Translation

ಭಾನುವಾರ ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣನಿಗೆ ಹತ್ತು ಪದಾರ್ಥಗಳಿಂದ ಕೂಡಿದ ಅನ್ನವನ್ನು ದಾನ ಮಾಡುವವನು, ಮುಂದಿನ ಜನ್ಮದಲ್ಲಿ ಹತ್ತು ವರ್ಷ ರೋಗರಹಿತ ಆರೋಗ್ಯವನ್ನು ಅನುಭವಿಸುತ್ತಾನೆ।

Word by Word

• daśāṅgam: ten-limbed/ten-part
• daśāṅgam: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: daśa (प्रातिपदिक) + aṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्विगु-समास (numerical), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; qualifying annaṃ

• annam: food
• annam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचन

• viprasya: to/for the Brahmin (of the Brahmin)
• viprasya: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vipra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (Genitive), एकवचन

• bhānuvāre: on Sunday
• bhānuvāre: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhānu (प्रातिपदिक) + vāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (day of Bhānu=Sun), पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative/अधिकरण), एकवचन

• dadan: giving
• dadan: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √dā (धातु) → dadat (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: वर्तमान कृदन्त (present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; qualifying naraḥ

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

• para: next; other
• para: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: para (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रातिपदिक (compound member)

• janmani: in (the) birth
• janmani: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: janman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative/अधिकरण), एकवचन

• parajanmani: in the next birth
• parajanmani: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: para (प्रातिपदिक) + janman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (‘next birth’), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

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

• ārogyam: health
• ārogyam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ārogya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचन; object of samaśnute

• daśavarṣam: ten years (span)
• daśavarṣam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: daśa (प्रातिपदिक) + varṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्विगु-समास (duration), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; additional object/measure

• samaśnute: attains; enjoys
• samaśnute: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-√aś (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमा-पुरुष, एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shakti Dimension

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: naivedya

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that disciplined charity (dāna) performed with proper timing and a worthy recipient purifies karma and yields tangible fruits—here, health—supporting a sādhaka’s steadiness for Shiva-bhakti and higher pursuit.

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

In Shaiva practice, offerings and charity are extensions of Linga-worship: serving Shiva’s devotees and sustaining dharma is treated as service to Saguna Shiva, preparing the mind for deeper devotion and contemplation.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is Sunday dāna of a complete meal to a qualified Brahmin/devotee, done with a Shiva-sankalpa (intention), alongside remembrance of Shiva—such as japa of the Panchākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya.”