Shloka 126

Viśokā Dvādaśī Vow, Guḍa-Dhenū (Jaggery-Cow) Gift, and Śaila-Dāna (Mountain-Charity) Rites

Devanagari script

यत्प्रदानान्नरो लोकमाप्नोति शिवसंयुतम् । उत्तमः षोडशद्रोणैः कर्तव्यो लवणाचलः

Transliteration

yatpradānānnaro lokamāpnoti śivasaṃyutam | uttamaḥ ṣoḍaśadroṇaiḥ kartavyo lavaṇācalaḥ

Translation

ସେହି ଦାନ ପ୍ରଦାନ କଲେ ମନୁଷ୍ୟ ଶିବସଂଯୁକ୍ତ ଲୋକ ପ୍ରାପ୍ତ କରେ। ଉତ୍ତମ ଭାବେ ଷୋଳ ଦ୍ରୋଣ ଲୁଣରେ ଲବଣାଚଳ ଗଢ଼ିବା ଉଚିତ।

Word by Word

• यत्: of which
• यत्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; सम्बन्धे (of which)

• प्रदानात्: from (its) donation
• प्रदानात्: Hetu/Apadana (Cause/Source/हेतु/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रदान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, पञ्चमी (5th/पञ्चमी), एकवचन

• नरः: a man
• नरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• लोकम्: a world
• लोकम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• आप्नोति: attains
• आप्नोति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आप् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present/वर्तमान), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• शिवसंयुतम्: associated with Śiva
• शिवसंयुतम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक) + संयुत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; सम्+युज् धातोः क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; शिव-सम्बद्ध इति षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः; विशेषणम् (qualifying लोकम्)

• उत्तमः: the best
• उत्तमः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying लवणाचलः)

• षोडशद्रोणैः: with sixteen droṇas (as measure)
• षोडशद्रोणैः: Karana (Instrument/Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: षोडश (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + द्रोण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन; षोडश-द्रोण इति द्विगु-समासः (measure: sixteen droṇas)

• कर्तव्यः: to be made
• कर्तव्यः: Vidhi (Obligation predicate/विधि)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृ (धातु) → कर्तव्य (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; तव्यत्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषणम् (gerundive: ‘to be made’)

• लवणाचलः: the Salt-mountain
• लवणाचलः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लवण (प्रातिपदिक) + अचल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः

Speaker

Not explicitly stated in the provided excerpt (context required from surrounding verses of Adhyaya 21).

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: celestial_realm

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: यत्प्रदानान्नरो = यत् + प्रदानात् + नरः; लोकमाप्नोति = लोकम् + आप्नोति

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

What is being prescribed in this verse?

It prescribes a specific form of dāna (charitable offering): making a ‘lavaṇācala’—a mound or mountain-like heap of salt—measured as sixteen droṇas, described as the best form of that donation.

What spiritual result does the verse claim for this gift?

It states that by giving it, a person attains a realm “associated with Śiva” (śiva-saṃyuta), i.e., a Śiva-aligned heavenly or spiritual attainment.

What ethical lesson is emphasized here?

The verse highlights the Purāṇic ethic that purposeful generosity (dāna), done in a prescribed and sincere way, is a powerful means of spiritual uplift and auspicious posthumous attainment.