Shloka 14

Mahādāna-prakaraṇa (The Doctrine of Great Gifts): Suvarṇa–Go–Bhūmi and Tulā-dāna

Devanagari script

इति श्रीशिवमहापुराणे पञ्चम्यामुमासंहितायां सामान्यदानवर्णनं नाम चतुर्दशोऽध्यायः

Transliteration

iti śrīśivamahāpurāṇe pañcamyāmumāsaṃhitāyāṃ sāmānyadānavarṇanaṃ nāma caturdaśo'dhyāyaḥ

Translation

ఇట్లు శ్రీశివమహాపురాణమునందలి పంచమ ఉమాసంహితలో ‘సామాన్యదానవర్ణనం’ అను పద్నాలుగవ అధ్యాయం సమాప్తమైంది.

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: Discourse marker (समाप्ति)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उद्धरण/समाप्त्यर्थ (quotative/end marker)

• श्री-शिव-महा-पुराणे: in the Śrī Śiva Mahāpurāṇa
• श्री-शिव-महा-पुराणे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री (प्रातिपदिक) + शिव (प्रातिपदिक) + महा (प्रातिपदिक) + पुराण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/अधिकरण), एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष (in the venerable Śiva Mahāpurāṇa)

• पञ्चम्याम्: in the fifth (book)
• पञ्चम्याम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पञ्चमी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्रमवाचक (ordinal)

• उमा-संहितायाम्: in the Umāsaṃhitā
• उमा-संहितायाम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उमा (प्रातिपदिक) + संहिता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (उमायाः संहिता)

• सामान्य-दान-वर्णनम्: the description of general charity
• सामान्य-दान-वर्णनम्: Karta/Topic (विषय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सामान्य (प्रातिपदिक) + दान (प्रातिपदिक) + वर्णन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (सामान्यस्य दानस्य वर्णनम्)

• नाम: named/called
• नाम: Discourse particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय/निपात)
• Form: अव्यय; संज्ञासूचक (naming particle: ‘called’)

• चतुर्दशः: fourteenth
• चतुर्दशः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चतुर्दश (संख्याप्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; द्विगु-समास (चतुर्दश = fourteen)

• अध्यायः: chapter
• अध्यायः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अध्याय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Colophon marking the completion of the chapter on sāmānya-dāna; not a sthala narrative.

Significance: Textual ‘phala’ is implicit: hearing/retaining dharma-śikṣā is itself purifying and supports Śiva-bhakti.

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

This is a colophon marking the completion of the chapter on “general charity,” emphasizing that dāna is a recognized dharmic support for inner purification and devotion within the Shaiva framework.

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

By closing a chapter on dāna inside the Umā-saṃhitā, it frames ethical living and generosity as supportive limbs to Saguna Shiva worship—helping the devotee approach Linga-pūjā with purity, humility, and right intention.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The verse itself is a chapter-ending marker, but it points to the practice of dāna as a regular discipline—often paired in Shaiva observance with Shiva-pūjā, mantra-japa (e.g., Om Namaḥ Śivāya), and vrata-days such as Mahāśivarātri.