Shloka 170

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

Devanagari script

अनेन विधिना दद्याद्घृताचलमनुत्तमम् । महापातकयुक्तोपि लोकमायाति शांभवम्

Transliteration

anena vidhinā dadyādghṛtācalamanuttamam | mahāpātakayuktopi lokamāyāti śāṃbhavam

Translation

Se alguém doa o insuperável Ghṛtācala segundo este विधि prescrito, então—mesmo carregado de grandes pecados—alcança o mundo de Śambhu (Śiva).

Word by Word

• anena: by this
• anena: Karana (Instrument/Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुं/नपुंसक, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• vidhinā: by the rule/rite
• vidhinā: Karana (Instrument/Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vidhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• dadyāt: should give/offer
• dadyāt: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dā (धातु, दाने)
• Form: विधिलिङ्-लकार (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• ghṛta-acalam: the ghee-mountain
• ghṛta-acalam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ghṛta (प्रातिपदिक) + acala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (घृतस्य अचलः), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• anuttamam: unsurpassed, excellent
• anuttamam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anuttama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying ghṛtācalam)

• mahā-pātaka-yuktaḥ: even one associated with great sins
• mahā-pātaka-yuktaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + pātaka (प्रातिपदिक) + yukta (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (महापातकैः युक्तः), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (of implied subject)

• api: even
• api: Sambandha (Concession)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अपि-निपात (concessive particle)

• lokam: world/realm
• lokam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: loka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• āyāti: attains/comes to
• āyāti: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-√yā (धातु, गत्यर्थे)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• śāṃbhavam: belonging to Śambhu (Śiva)
• śāṃbhavam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śāṃbhava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying lokam)

Speaker

Not specified in the provided excerpt (context required from surrounding verses of Sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa 21).

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: दद्याद्घृताचलम् = दद्यāt + घृताचलम्; महापातकयुक्तोपि = महापातकयुक्तः + अपि; लोकमायाति = लोकम् + आयाति

Characters & Entities

• Śambhu (Śiva)

FAQs

What is the core teaching of this verse?

It teaches that a properly performed, highly meritorious donation (here called Ghṛtācala) has powerful purificatory merit—so strong that even a person associated with grave sins can attain Śiva’s realm.

Does this verse promote Śaiva theology within the Sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa?

Yes. The stated fruit of the act is reaching the ‘śāṃbhava’ world (Śiva’s realm), which reflects a Śaiva-oriented soteriological promise within this section.

What ethical lesson is implied regarding conduct and atonement?

The verse implies that sincere, rule-guided giving (dāna) and ritual propriety can function as a means of moral rehabilitation, emphasizing accountability alongside a pathway for purification.