Shloka 11

यममार्गे सुखदायकधर्माः

Dharmas that Grant Ease on the Path to Yama

Devanagari script

विश्राम्यमाणा गच्छंति गुरुशुश्रूषका नराः । आतोद्यविप्रदातारस्सुखं यांति स्वके गृहे

Transliteration

viśrāmyamāṇā gacchaṃti guruśuśrūṣakā narāḥ | ātodyavipradātārassukhaṃ yāṃti svake gṛhe

Translation

ผู้ที่อุทิศตนรับใช้ครูบาอาจารย์ ย่อมจากไปอย่างสงบราวกับได้พักผ่อน; และผู้ที่ถวายเครื่องดนตรีแก่พราหมณ์ ย่อมกลับถึงเรือนตนด้วยความสุข.

Word by Word

• विश्राम्यमाणाः: resting
• विश्राम्यमाणाः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + श्रम् (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (Present participle), परस्मैपदी; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• गच्छन्ति: go
• गच्छन्ति: Kriyā (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन

• गुरुशुश्रूषकाः: those who serve the guru
• गुरुशुश्रूषकाः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुरु + शुश्रूषक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (गुरोः शुश्रूषकाः = ‘teacher’s attendants/servers’)

• नराः: men, people
• नराः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• आतोद्यविप्रदातारः: givers of instruments and (gifts to) Brahmins
• आतोद्यविप्रदातारः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आतोद्य + विप्र + दातार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; द्वन्द्व-समास (आतोद्य- (वाद्य) + विप्र- (ब्राह्मण) दातारः = ‘givers of musical instruments and (to) Brahmins’)

• सुखम्: happily, with ease
• सुखम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषणवत् (accusative of manner)

• यान्ति: go
• यान्ति: Kriyā (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन

• स्वके: in one’s own
• स्वके: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्वक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; ‘गृहे’ इत्यस्य विशेषण

• गृहे: home
• गृहे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गृह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga narrative; it extols guru-śuśrūṣā (service to the teacher) as a direct purifier of the paśu, and dāna of musical instruments as a merit that returns joy and auspiciousness.

Significance: Affirms the Śaiva Siddhānta centrality of guru-bhakti: service to guru supports eligibility for dīkṣā/jñāna; music-dāna supports mantra/veda recitation culture in temples and maṭhas.

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse praises two dharmic acts—guru-sevā and dāna—as sources of inner repose and auspicious outcomes, indicating that devotion expressed through service and charitable support purifies the pashu (bound soul) and makes life’s journey peaceful.

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

In the Shiva Purana, Saguna Shiva worship is sustained by right conduct: honoring the guru who transmits Shiva-bhakti and supporting Vedic/temple culture through gifts to brāhmaṇas; such acts become ancillary limbs (aṅgas) that strengthen one’s devotion to Shiva and Linga-upāsanā.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is to combine Shiva-japa (e.g., Panchakshara) with guru-sevā and periodic charity (dāna), especially offerings that support sacred recitation and worship; this complements Shaiva practice even when no specific bhasma/rudraksha instruction is stated in the verse.