Shloka 15

पानीयदान-प्रपादान-वापीकूपतडाग-निर्माण-प्रशंसा

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

Devanagari script

वसंते च तथा ग्रीष्मे सलिलं यस्य तिष्ठति । अतिरात्राश्वमेधानां फलमाहुर्मनीषिणः

Transliteration

vasaṃte ca tathā grīṣme salilaṃ yasya tiṣṭhati | atirātrāśvamedhānāṃ phalamāhurmanīṣiṇaḥ

Translation

వసంతం మరియు గ్రీష్మంలో కూడా ఎవరి జలాశయంలో నీరు నిలిచి ఉంటుందో, అతనికి అతిరాత్ర మరియు అశ్వమేధ యజ్ఞఫలము లభిస్తుందని పండితులు చెబుతారు।

Word by Word

• वसन्ते: in spring
• वसन्ते: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/अधिकरण), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• तथा: likewise/also
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: रीत्यर्थ-अव्यय (adverb: in that manner/also)

• ग्रीष्मे: in summer
• ग्रीष्मे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ग्रीष्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/अधिकरण), एकवचन

• सलिलम्: water
• सलिलम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सलिल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचन

• यस्य: of whom/whose
• यस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• तिष्ठति: stands/remains
• तिष्ठति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• अतिरात्राश्वमेधानाम्: of the Atirātra and Aśvamedha (sacrifices)
• अतिरात्राश्वमेधानाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अतिरात्र + अश्वमेध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वः (copulative: atirātra and aśvamedha sacrifices)

• फलम्: fruit/result
• फलम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचन

• आहुः: they say
• आहुः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अह् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, बहुवचन

• मनीषिणः: the wise (sages)
• मनीषिणः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनीषिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/कर्ता), बहुवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha

FAQs

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

It teaches that sustaining water for beings—especially through the heat of summer—is a powerful dharmic service whose merit is praised as equal to great Vedic sacrifices, aligning outer welfare with inner purification.

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

In Shaiva practice, offering and providing water is a direct extension of jalābhiṣeka and compassion: serving life is treated as serving Shiva, the indwelling Lord (Pati) present in all beings.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Maintain a water source (pond, well, trough) and regularly offer clean water while mentally dedicating the act to Shiva—optionally reciting the Panchakshara mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” as a devotional sankalpa.