Shloka 45

यममार्गे सुखदायकधर्माः

Dharmas that Grant Ease on the Path to Yama

Devanagari script

क्षीरं स्रवंत्यस्सरितस्तथैवाज्यस्य पर्वताः । प्रासादाः पाण्डुराभासाश्शय्याश्च कनकोज्ज्वलाः

Transliteration

kṣīraṃ sravaṃtyassaritastathaivājyasya parvatāḥ | prāsādāḥ pāṇḍurābhāsāśśayyāśca kanakojjvalāḥ

Translation

क्षीरं स्रवन्त्यः सरितस्तथैवाज्यस्य पर्वताः। प्रासादाः पाण्डुराभासाः शय्याश्च कनकोज्ज्वलाः॥

Word by Word

• क्षीरम्: milk
• क्षीरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षीर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन (singular)

• स्रवन्ति: flow, stream forth
• स्रवन्ति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्रु (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (plural), परस्मैपद (Parasmaipada)

• सरितः: rivers
• सरितः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सरित् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nominative), बहुवचन (plural)

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Adverbial (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; तुल्यतार्थक (so, likewise)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक अव्यय (emphasis)

• आज्यस्य: of ghee
• आज्यस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आज्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), षष्ठी विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन (singular)

• पर्वताः: mountains
• पर्वताः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर्वत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nominative), बहुवचन (plural)

• प्रासादाः: palaces
• प्रासादाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रासाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nominative), बहुवचन (plural)

• पाण्डुर-आभासाः: having a pale/whitish appearance
• पाण्डुर-आभासाः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पाण्डुर (प्रातिपदिक) + आभास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nominative), बहुवचन (plural); विशेषण to 'प्रासादाः'

• शय्याः: beds, couches
• शय्याः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शय्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nominative), बहुवचन (plural)

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

• कनक-उज्ज्वलाः: shining like gold
• कनक-उज्ज्वलाः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कनक (प्रातिपदिक) + उज्ज्वल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nominative), बहुवचन (plural); विशेषण to 'शय्याः'

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse uses abundant, luminous imagery (milk-rivers, ghee-mountains, radiant palaces) to indicate the supernal auspiciousness that arises in Shiva’s sphere of grace; in Shaiva Siddhanta, such splendor ultimately points beyond enjoyment to the Lord’s anugraha (saving compassion), which alone grants liberation.

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

Such descriptions support Saguna contemplation—visualizing Shiva’s sacred domain and majesty—helping the devotee’s mind become steady and reverent; this devotion matures into deeper Linga-centered worship where the devotee turns from outer marvels to the inner presence of Shiva as Pati.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is dhyāna (devotional visualization) before Linga-pūjā—mentally offering pure substances like milk and ghee, then repeating the Panchakshara mantra (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) to internalize purity and divine radiance.