Shloka 33

यममार्गे सुखदायकधर्माः

Dharmas that Grant Ease on the Path to Yama

Devanagari script

अर्चयेद्भूतिमन्विच्छन्काले द्विजमुपस्थितम् । श्रांतमध्वनि वृत्त्यर्थं गृहस्थो गृहमागतम्

Transliteration

arcayedbhūtimanvicchankāle dvijamupasthitam | śrāṃtamadhvani vṛttyarthaṃ gṛhastho gṛhamāgatam

Translation

ଶୁଭ ସମୃଦ୍ଧି ଆକାଂକ୍ଷା କରୁଥିବା ଗୃହସ୍ଥ, ଯଥାସମୟରେ, ପଥଶ୍ରମେ କ୍ଲାନ୍ତ ଓ ଜୀବିକାର୍ଥେ ଘରକୁ ଆସିଥିବା ଦ୍ୱିଜ (ବ୍ରାହ୍ମଣ) ଉପସ୍ଥିତ ହେଲେ ତାଙ୍କୁ ସତ୍କାର‑ପୂଜା କରିବା ଉଚିତ।

Word by Word

• arcayet: should worship/honor
• arcayet: Kriyā (क्रिया/Verbal action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √arc (धातु)
• Form: Vidhi-liṅ-lakāra (विधिलिङ्/Optative), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), Prathama-puruṣa (प्रथमपुरुष/3rd person), Eka-vacana (एकवचन/Singular)

• bhūtim: prosperity
• bhūtim: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhūti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga (स्त्रीलिङ्ग/Feminine), Dvitīyā-vibhakti (द्वितीया/Accusative), Eka-vacana (एकवचन/Singular)

• anvicchan: seeking
• anvicchan: Karta (कर्ता/Agent, participial)
• Type: Verb
• Root: anu-√iṣ (धातु)
• Form: Vartamāna-kṛdanta (वर्तमानकृदन्त/Present active participle), Parasmaipada, Puṃliṅga (पुंलिङ्ग), Prathamā-vibhakti (प्रथमा), Eka-vacana (एकवचन); kartṛ-viśeṣaṇa of implied subject (gṛhasthaḥ)

• kāle: at the proper time
• kāle: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location-time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (पुंलिङ्ग/Masculine), Saptamī-vibhakti (सप्तमी/Locative), Eka-vacana (एकवचन/Singular)

• dvijam: a twice-born (brāhmaṇa)
• dvijam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvija (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (पुंलिङ्ग/Masculine), Dvitīyā-vibhakti (द्वितीया/Accusative), Eka-vacana (एकवचन/Singular)

• upasthitam: arrived/present
• upasthitam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: upa-√sthā (धातु)
• Form: Kta-pratyaya (क्त/PPP), Puṃliṅga (पुंलिङ्ग), Dvitīyā-vibhakti (द्वितीया), Eka-vacana (एकवचन); viśeṣaṇa of dvijam

• śrāntam: tired
• śrāntam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śrānta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (पुंलिङ्ग), Dvitīyā-vibhakti (द्वितीया), Eka-vacana (एकवचन); viśeṣaṇa of dvijam

• adhvani: on the road/journey
• adhvani: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: adhvan (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (पुंलिङ्ग/Masculine), Saptamī-vibhakti (सप्तमी/Locative), Eka-vacana (एकवचन/Singular)

• vṛttyartham: for livelihood/for sustenance
• vṛttyartham: Prayojana (प्रयोजन/Purpose)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vṛtti + artha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyayībhāva-samāsa (अव्ययीभाव), accusative-ending used adverbially; purpose sense (prayojana)

• gṛhasthaḥ: the householder
• gṛhasthaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gṛhastha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (पुंलिङ्ग/Masculine), Prathamā-vibhakti (प्रथमा/Nominative), Eka-vacana (एकवचन/Singular)

• gṛham: to the house
• gṛham: Gati-karma (गतिकर्म/Goal)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gṛha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka-liṅga (नपुंसकलिङ्ग/Neuter), Dvitīyā-vibhakti (द्वितीया/Accusative), Eka-vacana (एकवचन/Singular)

• āgatam: come/arrived
• āgatam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ā-√gam (धातु)
• Form: Kta-pratyaya (क्त/PPP), Puṃliṅga (पुंलिङ्ग), Dvitīyā-vibhakti (द्वितीया), Eka-vacana (एकवचन); viśeṣaṇa of dvijam

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

FAQs

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

The verse teaches that prosperity and auspiciousness arise when a householder practices dharma through atithi-seva—reverently serving a worthy guest—thereby reducing ego and loosening pāśa (bondage) through selfless action aligned with Shaiva ethics.

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

In Shaiva practice, honoring the devotee and the dharmic guest is treated as service to Saguna Shiva present in living beings; such hospitality becomes an extension of Shiva-pūjā, complementing external Linga worship with lived compassion and duty.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The practical takeaway is atithi-pūjana: respectfully receiving a tired brāhmaṇa/guest with water, food, a seat, and kind words; as an inner practice, offer the act mentally to Shiva (Īśvara-arpana), making daily duty a form of bhakti.