Shloka 26

नरकयातनावर्णनम् / Description of Hell-Torments for Specific Transgressions

Devanagari script

शिवोपकरणं गां च ज्ञानादिलिखितं च यत् । हस्तपादादिभिस्तेषामापूर्य्यंते समंततः

Transliteration

śivopakaraṇaṃ gāṃ ca jñānādilikhitaṃ ca yat | hastapādādibhisteṣāmāpūryyaṃte samaṃtataḥ

Translation

శివారాధనకు ఉపయోగించే ఉపకరణాలు, గోవు, అలాగే జ్ఞానాది లిఖితమైన ఏదైతే ఉందో—అవి వారి చేతులు, పాదాలు మొదలైన అవయవాలచే అన్ని వైపులా కప్పబడి నిండిపోతాయి.

Word by Word

• śiva-upakaraṇam: Śiva's implements/ritual articles
• śiva-upakaraṇam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक) + upakaraṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: 'śivasya upakaraṇam' (Śiva's implement/utensil); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• gām: a cow
• gām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: go (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चय-बोधक

• jñāna-ādi-likhitam: (something) written—texts like scriptures/knowledge etc.
• jñāna-ādi-likhitam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jñāna (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक) + likhita (कृदन्त; √likh लिखने)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (determinative) with ādi: 'jñānādiṣu likhitam' / 'jñānādi-likhitam' (written texts such as knowledge etc.); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चय-बोधक

• yat: whatever/that which
• yat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (relative pronoun), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; पूर्वोक्त-वस्तुनिर्देशः

• hasta-pāda-ādibhiḥ: with hands, feet, and the like
• hasta-pāda-ādibhiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hasta (प्रातिपदिक) + pāda (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वन्द्व-समास (copulative): 'hastāḥ ca pādāḥ ca ...'; तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/करण), बहुवचन

• teṣām: of them (those sinners)
• teṣām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), बहुवचन

• āpūryante: are filled (up)
• āpūryante: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-√pṝ (धातु; पूरणे)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive), प्रथम-पुरुष, बहुवचन

• samantataḥ: from all sides, completely
• samantataḥ: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: samantatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय, क्रियाविशेषण: 'on all sides/entirely'

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It emphasizes that objects connected to Śiva—pujā implements, the cow (a dharmic emblem), and sacred knowledge—are not mundane; they are to be approached with reverence, as devotion tends to gather around and “occupy” what is holy.

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

Liṅga/Saguṇa worship in the Shiva Purana is supported by concrete upacāras (articles of worship). This verse points to the ecosystem of devotion around Śiva-pūjā—implements and sacred supports—through which the devotee serves the manifest (Saguṇa) Lord.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Maintain purity and careful handling of Śiva-pūjā items and sacred texts, and cultivate attentive bodily discipline during worship—using the body (hands, feet, posture) as an instrument of devotion rather than distraction.