Shloka 45
तपसो महिमा
The Greatness and Typology of Tapas
येषां कालेय पुण्यानि परिपूर्णानि सर्वतः । गच्छतां स्वर्गदेशं हि तेषां लाभः पदेपदे
yeṣāṃ kāleya puṇyāni paripūrṇāni sarvataḥ | gacchatāṃ svargadeśaṃ hi teṣāṃ lābhaḥ padepade
காலத்தின்படி புண்ணியங்கள் எங்கும் நிறைந்து முற்றிப் பரிபூரணமானவர்களுக்கு, அவர்கள் ஸ்வர்கலோகத்திற்குச் செல்லும் போது ஒவ்வொரு அடியிலும் லாபமும் மங்களப் பலனும் உண்டாகும்।
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
FAQs
It teaches that when dharma and devotion mature into fully ripened puṇya, the soul experiences effortless auspiciousness—outerly as heavenly reward and inwardly as a smooth, divinely supported passage shaped by right conduct.
In Shaiva practice, worship of Saguna Shiva as the Linga is a primary generator of puṇya; this verse points to the dependable fruition of such worship—its results manifesting naturally when the merit becomes complete.
Sustain regular Shiva-upasana—japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), Linga-archana, and dharmic living—so merit accumulates and ripens, producing steady auspicious outcomes.