Shloka 42

यममार्गे सुखदायकधर्माः

Dharmas that Grant Ease on the Path to Yama

Devanagari script

भवनानि प्रकाशंते दिवि तेषां महात्मनाम् । नानासंस्थानरूपाणि नाना कामान्वितानि च

Transliteration

bhavanāni prakāśaṃte divi teṣāṃ mahātmanām | nānāsaṃsthānarūpāṇi nānā kāmānvitāni ca

Translation

No céu, as moradas celestes radiantes desses grandes de alma resplandecem—de muitas estruturas e formas, e dotadas de variados deleites desejados.

Word by Word

• भवनानि: dwellings, houses
• भवनानि: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति (Nom./Acc.), बहुवचन (plural)

• प्रकाशन्ते: shine, appear radiant
• प्रकाशन्ते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + काश् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (plural), आत्मनेपद (Ātmanepada)

• दिवि: in heaven, in the sky
• दिवि: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिव् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), सप्तमी विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन (singular)

• तेषाम्: of them
• तेषाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी विभक्ति (Genitive), बहुवचन (plural)

• महात्मनाम्: of the great-souled ones
• महात्मनाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महात्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), षष्ठी विभक्ति (Genitive), बहुवचन (plural)

• नाना-संस्थान-रूपाणि: having various shapes and structures
• नाना-संस्थान-रूपाणि: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नाना (अव्यय) + संस्थान (प्रातिपदिक) + रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति (Nom./Acc.), बहुवचन (plural); विशेषण (adjective) to 'भवनानि'

• नाना: various, many kinds of
• नाना: Visheshana (विशेषण/Adverbial qualifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाना (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable), प्रकारवाचक (adverb of variety)

• काम-अन्वितानि: endowed with desires/pleasures
• काम-अन्वितानि: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: काम (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्वित (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति (Nom./Acc.), बहुवचन (plural); विशेषण (adjective) to 'भवनानि'

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: General svarga-phala description: the merit of annadāna manifests as radiant, desire-fulfilling celestial residences.

Significance: Frames charitable feeding (especially of devotees/ascetics) as a meritorious support of dharma; encourages temple/community annadāna as a preparatory purifier for higher Śaiva practice.

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Annapūrṇā

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: naivedya

FAQs

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

It highlights the karmic fruition of dharma and merit: luminous heavenly abodes arise for the great-souled, yet these are still within the realm of enjoyments—distinct from Shiva-granted liberation (moksha) that transcends all worlds.

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

It implicitly contrasts worldly and heavenly attainments with the higher fruit of Saguna Shiva worship through the Linga—devotion oriented to Shiva leads beyond temporary celestial rewards toward lasting union with Pati (Shiva), not merely refined pleasures.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Use the verse as a reflection during japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya): renounce fixation on “many desires” and dedicate merit to Shiva; accompany with Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrāksha as reminders to seek moksha over svarga.