Shloka 43

तपसो महिमा

The Greatness and Typology of Tapas

Devanagari script

परित्यज्य यदा सर्वमेकाकी यास्यति ध्रुवम् । न ददाति कदा कस्मात्पाथेयार्थमिदं धनम्

Transliteration

parityajya yadā sarvamekākī yāsyati dhruvam | na dadāti kadā kasmātpātheyārthamidaṃ dhanam

Translation

Apabila seseorang pasti akan berangkat seorang diri, meninggalkan segala-galanya, kepada siapakah dan atas sebab apa dia tidak menghulurkan harta ini—walau sebagai bekal perjalanan?

Word by Word

• परित्यज्य: having abandoned
• परित्यज्य: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि + त्यज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive, -tvā): “having abandoned”; उपसर्ग: परि

• यदा: when
• यदा: Kāla-adhikarana (काल-अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (when)

• सर्वम्: everything
• सर्वम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• एकाकी: alone
• एकाकी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एकाकिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण (qualifier) of implied “he/person”

• यास्यति: will go
• यास्यति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular); परस्मैपद

• ध्रुवम्: certainly
• ध्रुवम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ध्रुव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाववत् क्रियाविशेषण (adverbial accusative used as indeclinable sense): “certainly/inevitably”

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negation)

• ददाति: gives
• ददाति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular); परस्मैपद

• कदा: when?
• कदा: Kāla-adhikarana (काल-अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कदा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रश्नार्थक-कालवाचक-अव्यय (when?)

• कस्मात्: why, from what reason
• कस्मात्: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक (Masc/Neut), पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन (Singular); हेत्वर्थ (reason: “from what cause/why”)

• पाथेय-अर्थम्: for travel-provisions
• पाथेय-अर्थम्: Prayojana (प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाथेय (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (“for the purpose of provisions for the journey”)

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण of धनम्

• धनम्: wealth
• धनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Lord Shiva (teaching Umā/Parvati in the Umāsaṃhitā discourse)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati

FAQs

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

The verse teaches vairagya (non-attachment): at death one goes alone, so hoarded wealth cannot accompany the soul; using wealth in dharma—especially dana—reduces pasha (bondage) and supports the soul’s inward turn toward Pati, Lord Shiva.

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

In Saguna Shiva worship, offering (naivedya, lamps, service, and charity in Shiva’s name) converts possessiveness into devotion; the Linga symbolizes the Supreme beyond possession, reminding the devotee to surrender rather than hoard.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice dana as an extension of Shiva-bhakti—supporting temples, feeding devotees, or helping the needy—while repeating the Panchakshara mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” to cultivate inner renunciation alongside outer giving.