Shloka 13

यममार्गे सुखदायकधर्माः

Dharmas that Grant Ease on the Path to Yama

Devanagari script

पादशौचप्रदानेन सजलेन पथा व्रजेत् । पादाभ्यंगं च यः कुर्यादश्वपृष्ठेन गच्छति

Transliteration

pādaśaucapradānena sajalena pathā vrajet | pādābhyaṃgaṃ ca yaḥ kuryādaśvapṛṣṭhena gacchati

Translation

ຜູ້ໜຶ່ງຄວນເດີນທາງຕາມເສັ້ນທາງທີ່ຊຸ່ມຊື່ນດ້ວຍນ້ຳທີ່ຖວາຍເພື່ອລ້າງຕີນ. ແລະຜູ້ໃດທີ່ນວດຕີນ ຈະໄດ້ບຸນດັ່ງໄດ້ຂີ່ຫຼັງມ້າ ເດີນທາງໄວແລະເປັນມົງຄຸນ.

Word by Word

• पादशौचप्रदानेन: by giving foot-washing
• पादशौचप्रदानेन: Karaṇa (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाद + शौच + प्रदान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (पादशौचस्य प्रदानम्)

• सजलेन: with water
• सजलेन: Karaṇa (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स + जल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (जलेन सह = ‘with water’); ‘पादशौचप्रदानेन’ इत्यस्य विशेषण

• पथा: by the path, along the way
• पथा: Karaṇa (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; साधन/मार्गवाचक

• व्रजेत्: should go
• व्रजेत्: Kriyā (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: व्रज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• पादाभ्यङ्गम्: foot-massage
• पादाभ्यङ्गम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाद + अभ्यङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (पादस्य अभ्यङ्गः)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (conjunction)

• यः: who (he who)
• यः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सम्बन्धक (relative pronoun)

• कुर्यात्: should do
• कुर्यात्: Kriyā (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• अश्वपृष्ठेन: on a horse’s back
• अश्वपृष्ठेन: Karaṇa (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अश्व + पृष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (अश्वस्य पृष्ठम्)

• गच्छति: goes
• गच्छति: Kriyā (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Uma Samhita teachings to the sages at Naimisharanya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Bhikṣāṭana

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It elevates simple acts of purity and service—offering water for washing feet and caring for another’s feet—as Shaiva dharma that refines the ego and gathers punya, preparing the seeker for steadiness in Shiva-bhakti.

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

In Saguna Shiva worship, reverence is expressed not only at the Linga through abhisheka but also through honoring Shiva’s devotees and guests; foot-washing and respectful care become extensions of worship rooted in humility and purity.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical discipline of seva and śauca: offer water for foot-cleansing to guests/devotees and perform pādābhyaṅga (foot massage) as an act of respectful hospitality; it supports a devotional mindset conducive to mantra-japa and puja.