Shloka 34

पानीयदान-प्रपादान-वापीकूपतडाग-निर्माण-प्रशंसा

Praise of Water-Gift and the Construction of Wells and Tanks

Devanagari script

अगाधे विपुले सिद्धे सत्यतीर्थे शुचिह्रदे । स्नातव्यं मनसा युक्तं स्थानं तत्परमं स्मृतम्

Transliteration

agādhe vipule siddhe satyatīrthe śucihrade | snātavyaṃ manasā yuktaṃ sthānaṃ tatparamaṃ smṛtam

Translation

அந்த ஆழமற்ற அளவிட முடியாத, விரிந்த, சித்தி பெற்ற சத்திய தீர்த்தத்தில்—தூய ஏரியுடன்—மனத்தை ஒருமுகப்படுத்தி நீராட வேண்டும். அந்த இடம் பரமம் என நினைக்கப்படுகிறது.

Word by Word

• agādhe: in the unfathomable (place)
• agādhe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: a-gādha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन); adjective used substantively with implied 'sthāne'

• vipule: in the vast
• vipule: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vipula (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative (7th), Singular; qualifying the locus

• siddhe: in the perfected/holy
• siddhe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: siddha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative (7th), Singular; qualifying the locus

• satyatīrthe: at the true sacred ford
• satyatīrthe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: satya + tīrtha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative (7th), Singular; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष/कर्मधारय sense: 'true' + 'ford/pilgrimage-place'

• śucihrade: in the pure lake
• śucihrade: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śuci + hrada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative (7th), Singular; कर्मधारय: 'pure' + 'lake/pool'

• snātavyam: should be bathed (in)
• snātavyam: Vidhi/Prayojya (विधेय/आज्ञार्थ)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √snā (धातु) + tavya (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: Gerundive/obligative (तव्यत्-कृदन्त), Neuter, Nominative (1st), Singular; impersonal obligation: 'it is to be bathed (in)'

• manasā: with the mind
• manasā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: manas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular

• yuktam: joined/attentive, disciplined
• yuktam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: yukta (प्रातिपदिक; √yuj क्त)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त-कृदन्त) used adjectivally; Neuter, Nominative (1st), Singular; agreeing with 'snātavyam' (act) / implied 'snānam'

• sthānam: the place
• sthānam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sthāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (1st), Singular

• tatparamam: that supreme
• tatparamam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tat + parama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (1st), Singular; कर्मधारय: 'that' + 'supreme' = 'that supreme (place)'

• smṛtam: is remembered/considered
• smṛtam: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √smṛ (धातु) + ta (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त-कृदन्त), Neuter, Nominative (1st), Singular; predicative with 'sthānam'

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Describes an archetypal 'satya-tīrtha' with a pure lake; it reads as a paradigmatic sacred geography (inner/outer tīrtha) rather than naming a jyotirliṅga site.

Significance: Bathing with concentrated mind (mānasa-snānā) indicates that inner purity and truthfulness make any tīrtha efficacious; supports the Siddhānta stress on citta-śuddhi as preparation for Śiva-bhakti and grace.

Shakti Dimension

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse teaches that tīrtha-benefit is completed by inner yoga: bathing becomes spiritually effective when the mind is disciplined and oriented to truth, leading toward Shiva-realization and liberation.

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

It supports Saguna Shiva worship by emphasizing purity and focused mind before approaching Shiva’s sacred places; such concentrated tīrtha-snana prepares the devotee for Linga-darśana, japa, and worship with one-pointed devotion.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Perform tīrtha-snana with dhyāna: keep the mind ‘yukta’ (collected), mentally remember Shiva (and/or the Panchakshara), and treat the bath as an inward purification rather than a merely external act.