Shloka 63

Sadācāra–Varṇa-lakṣaṇa and Prātaḥkṛtya

Right Conduct, Social Typologies, and Morning Purification

Devanagari script

तीर्थाच्च तपसा प्राप्यं सुखमक्षय्यमश्नुते । अर्थार्जनमथो वक्ष्ये न्यायतः सुसमाहितः

Transliteration

tīrthācca tapasā prāpyaṃ sukhamakṣayyamaśnute | arthārjanamatho vakṣye nyāyataḥ susamāhitaḥ

Translation

ด้วยการบำเพ็ญตน ณ สถานที่ศักดิ์สิทธิ์ (ตีรถะ) และด้วยตบะอันเคร่งครัด ย่อมได้สุขอันไม่เสื่อมสูญ บัดนี้เราจักอธิบายวิธีแสวงาทรัพย์โดยธรรม ด้วยจิตตั้งมั่นและสำรวม

Word by Word

• तीर्थात्: from a sacred place (tīrtha)
• तीर्थात्: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/अपादान), एकवचन

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

• तपसा: by austerity
• तपसा: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/करण), एकवचन

• प्राप्यम्: obtainable / to be attained
• प्राप्यम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र-आप् (धातु) + यत् (कृत्)
• Form: कृत्य-प्रत्ययान्त (यत्), कर्मणि/योग्यता-अर्थ (fit to be obtained), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘सुखम्’ इति विशेषण

• सुखम्: happiness
• सुखम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचन

• अक्षय्यम्: imperishable
• अक्षय्यम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अ + क्षय्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘सुखम्’ इति विशेषण

• अश्नुते: enjoys / attains
• अश्नुते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अश् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• अर्थार्जनम्: earning of wealth
• अर्थार्जनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्जन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (अर्थस्य अर्जनम्), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अथ: now/then
• अथ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तर/प्रस्तावक-अव्यय (then/now)

• वक्ष्ये: I shall explain
• वक्ष्ये: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), परस्मैपद, उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन

• न्यायतः: according to justice / rightly
• न्यायतः: Adverbial (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न्याय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (ablatival adverb)

• सुसमाहितः: well-composed / well-concentrated
• सुसमाहितः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + सम्-आ-धा (धातु) + क्त (कृत्)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि/भूतकृत् (past participle), पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; वक्तुः (अहं) इति विशेषण

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages at Naimisharanya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Viśvanātha

Jyotirlinga Context

Jyotirlinga: Viśvanātha

Sthala Purana: Kāśī is praised as Śiva’s own city where liberation is near; pilgrimage and tapas are said to yield imperishable welfare, and Śiva grants grace to the sincere seeker.

Significance: Darśana and worship are traditionally held to confer enduring merit and, with Śiva’s grace, proximity to liberation; tīrtha-sevā and tapas are framed as purificatory supports.

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Annapūrṇā

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that tīrtha (sacred purification through pilgrimage) and tapas (inner discipline) yield akṣayya-sukha—lasting well-being—while also affirming that even worldly artha should be pursued only through nyāya (dharma).

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

In Śaiva practice, tīrtha and tapas are supports for purity and steadiness required for Linga-upāsanā; righteous livelihood sustains worship without generating binding karma, aligning devotion to Saguna Shiva with dharmic conduct.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The verse points to tapas as disciplined sādhana—regular japa and worship with a collected mind (samāhita-citta); it also implies tīrtha-sevā and dharmic living as preparatory supports for sustained Shiva-upāsanā.