Shloka 27

Mahādāna-prakaraṇa (The Doctrine of Great Gifts): Suvarṇa–Go–Bhūmi and Tulā-dāna

Devanagari script

कृत्वा पापान्यशेषाणि तुलादानं करोति यः । सर्वैस्तु पातकैर्मुक्तः स दिवं यात्यसंशयम्

Transliteration

kṛtvā pāpānyaśeṣāṇi tulādānaṃ karoti yaḥ | sarvaistu pātakairmuktaḥ sa divaṃ yātyasaṃśayam

Translation

ज्याने कितीही पापे केली असली तरी जो तुला-दान करतो, तो सर्व पातकांपासून मुक्त होऊन निःसंशय स्वर्गलोकास जातो.

Word by Word

• कृत्वा: having done
• कृत्वा: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण; prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त/ल्यप्), indeclinable; ‘having done’

• पापानि: sins
• पापानि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural (बहुवचन)

• अशेषाणि: all, without remainder
• अशेषाणि: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अशेष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural (बहुवचन); adjective to ‘पापानि’

• तुला-दानम्: tulā-dāna (gift of a balance/scale)
• तुला-दानम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तुला (प्रातिपदिक) + दान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• करोति: does, performs
• करोति: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: Present tense (लट्), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

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

• सर्वैः: by all
• सर्वैः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural (बहुवचन); adjective to ‘पातकैः’

• तु: indeed, however
• तु: Sambandha-bodhaka (सम्बन्धबोधक; discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात); emphasis/contrast

• पातकैः: by sins/crimes
• पातकैः: Hetu/Instrument (करण/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पातक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural (बहुवचन)

• मुक्तः: freed
• मुक्तः: Karta (कर्ता; subject complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मुच् (धातु; क्त-प्रत्यय कृदन्त)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); predicate of ‘स’

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• दिवम्: to heaven
• दिवम्: Karma (कर्म; goal of motion)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिव्/द्यौ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• याति: goes
• याति: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: Present tense (लट्), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• असंशयम्: without doubt
• असंशयम्: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: असंशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Adverbial accusative (क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण द्वितीया), used as indeclinable; ‘without doubt’

Speaker

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

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha

Ritual Elements

Offering: naivedya

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that sincere expiatory giving (tulā-dāna), done with repentance and devotion, can cleanse accumulated pāpa and elevate the soul’s destiny—yet in Shaiva Siddhanta the highest purification is fulfilled when such acts mature into surrender to Pati (Shiva).

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

Tulā-dāna functions as a supportive discipline alongside Saguna Shiva worship—offering, service, and ethical restitution purify the devotee so Linga-upāsanā becomes steadier and more receptive to Shiva’s grace (anugraha).

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The verse directly points to tulā-dāna (weighed gifting) as a prāyaścitta; as a Shaiva complement, one may pair it with japa of the Panchakshara ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya") and simple Shiva-pūjā to root the act in bhakti rather than mere transaction.