Shloka 50

Devanagari script

यतस्तं मांसमुद्धत्य तिलमात्रप्रमाणतः । खादितुं दीयते तेषां भित्त्वा चैव तु शोणितम्

Transliteration

yatastaṃ māṃsamuddhatya tilamātrapramāṇataḥ | khādituṃ dīyate teṣāṃ bhittvā caiva tu śoṇitam

Translation

అక్కడ నువ్వు గింజంత ముక్కలుగా మాంసాన్ని పీకి తీసి వారికి తినిపిస్తారు; అలాగే రక్తాన్ని కూడా చీల్చి వెలికితీస్తారు.

Word by Word

• यतः: since/thereupon
• यतः: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; हेतुवाचक (since/because/from which)

• तम्: that (him/it)
• तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• मांसम्: flesh
• मांसम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मांस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• उद्धत्य: having torn out
• उद्धत्य: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उद्-हन्/उद्धृ (धातु) + ल्यप् (कृदन्त)
• Form: अव्ययभावे कृदन्त (gerund/absolutive), ल्यप्; ‘having torn out/removed’

• तिल-मात्र-प्रमाणतः: to the measure of a sesame-seed
• तिल-मात्र-प्रमाणतः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तिल (प्रातिपदिक) + मात्रा (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रमाण (प्रातिपदिक) + तः (अव्यय-प्रत्यय)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव/तत्पुरुषसमासान्त अव्यय; ‘प्रमाणतः’ = -तः (ablatival adverb) ‘in measure’; समासार्थः तिलमात्रं प्रमाणं यस्य/यावत्

• खादितुम्: to eat
• खादितुम्: Prayojana (प्रयोजन)
• Type: Verb
• Root: खाद् (धातु) + तुमुन् (कृदन्त)
• Form: तुमुनन्त (infinitive), ‘to eat’

• दीयते: is given
• दीयते: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमा-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; कर्मणि/भावे प्रयोगः ‘is given’

• तेषाम्: of them / to them
• तेषाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• भित्त्वा: having split
• भित्त्वा: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भिद् (धातु) + क्त्वा (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (gerund/absolutive), ‘having split’

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

• एव: indeed
• एव: Nipāta (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Nipāta (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विरोध/विशेष (but/indeed)

• शोणितम्: blood
• शोणितम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शोणित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Bhairava

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga narrative; it depicts karmaphala in naraka where the paśu experiences retributive suffering corresponding to हिंसा/अधर्म.

Significance: Didactic: inspires ahiṃsā, moderation, and repentance; motivates turning to Śiva’s anugraha through dharma and devotion.

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Kālī

Role: destructive

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It underscores the Shaiva Siddhanta view that bondage (pāśa) is reinforced by adharma and cruelty, and that karmic consequences manifest as intense suffering until the soul turns toward purification and the grace of Pati (Shiva).

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

By contrasting the terror of karmic retribution with the refuge of Saguna Shiva, it implicitly urges seekers to take shelter in Shiva’s compassionate form—through Linga worship, repentance, and disciplined living—so impurities (mala) are reduced and liberation becomes possible.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The takeaway is restraint and expiation: adopt daily Shiva-smaraṇa, recite the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), and perform purificatory practices such as Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and sincere confession/atonement to counter harmful karmas.