Shloka 49

दशशैवव्रतप्रश्नः — Inquiry into the Ten Principal Śaiva Vratas

Devanagari script

तच्च द्रव्यं समर्प्यैव जलधारां ददेत वै । पश्चाच्च जलधाराभिर्द्रव्याणुत्तारयेद्बुधः

Transliteration

tacca dravyaṃ samarpyaiva jaladhārāṃ dadeta vai | paścācca jaladhārābhirdravyāṇuttārayedbudhaḥ

Translation

เมื่อถวายวัตถุบูชานั้นแล้ว พึงรินสายน้ำให้ไหลต่อเนื่อง ครั้นแล้วผู้รู้พึงชำระล้างเครื่องบูชาที่เหลือออกด้วยสายน้ำที่หลั่งไม่ขาดสาย

Word by Word

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (pronoun)

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

• द्रव्यम्: the offering substance
• द्रव्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

• समर्प्य: having offered
• समर्प्य: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्+अर्प् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; ‘having offered’

• एव: indeed/only
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चय/अवधारण-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• जलधाराम्: a stream of water
• जलधाराम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जलधारा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; समास: जलस्य धारा इति षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष

• ददेत: should give
• ददेत: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक-अव्यय (assertive particle)

• पश्चात्: afterwards
• पश्चात्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पश्चात् (अव्यय)
• Form: काल/क्रमवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of sequence: afterwards)

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

• जलधाराभिः: with streams of water
• जलधाराभिः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जलधारा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), बहुवचन; समास: जलस्य धारा इति षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष

• द्रव्याणि: (the) substances/offerings
• द्रव्याणि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), बहुवचन

• उत्तारयेत्: should lift/remove (them)
• उत्तारयेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उत्+तॄ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद; causative sense ‘cause to be lifted/removed’

• बुधः: the wise person
• बुधः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बुध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Continuous jaladhārā (abhiṣeka) is highlighted as sustaining sacred presence and purifying residual offerings—symbolically ‘washing’ pāśa and stabilizing the mind in one-pointedness.

Shakti Dimension

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that devotion must be joined with purity and order: offerings are made with reverence, then the Linga is cleansed by flowing water, symbolizing inner purification and surrender to Pati (Shiva) through disciplined worship.

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

It describes a concrete step of Saguna Shiva worship—jaladhārā (continuous abhisheka) after offering dravya—showing that the Linga is honored as Shiva’s manifest presence, approached through careful ritual that refines the devotee’s mind toward Shiva-consciousness.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Perform Linga abhisheka with a steady stream of water, then gently rinse away remaining offerings with water; inwardly, maintain a continuous flow of remembrance (japa), such as Om Namaḥ Śivāya, matching the unbroken jaladhārā with unbroken devotion.