Shloka 22

अग्नियज्ञ-देवयज्ञ-ब्रह्मयज्ञ-गुरुपूजा-क्रमनिरूपणम् / Ordering and Definitions of Agniyajña, Devayajña, Brahmayajña, and Guru-Pūjā

Devanagari script

वारक्रमफलं प्राहुर्देवप्रीतिपुरःसरम् । अन्येषामपि देवानां पूजायाः फलदः शिवः

Transliteration

vārakramaphalaṃ prāhurdevaprītipuraḥsaram | anyeṣāmapi devānāṃ pūjāyāḥ phaladaḥ śivaḥ

Translation

เขากล่าวกันว่า ผลตามลำดับวันย่อมเกิดโดยมีความพอพระทัยของเทพเป็นเบื้องหน้า; กระนั้นผลแห่งการบูชาเทพอื่น ๆ ก็เป็นพระศิวะเท่านั้นที่ประทานให้।

Word by Word

• वार-क्रम-फलम्: the fruit of the weekday-sequence
• वार-क्रम-फलम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वार (प्रातिपदिक) + क्रम (प्रातिपदिक) + फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन (Accusative singular)

• प्राहुः: they have said/declare
• प्राहुः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + अह् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन (3rd person plural)

• देव-प्रीति-पुरःसरम्: preceded by devotion/pleasing of the gods
• देव-प्रीति-पुरःसरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रीति (प्रातिपदिक) + पुरःसर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifies वारक्रमफलम्)

• अन्येषाम्: of others
• अन्येषाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle); ‘also/even’

• देवानाम्: of the gods
• देवानाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• पूजायाः: of worship
• पूजायाः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूजा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी/पञ्चमी विभक्ति, एकवचन (Gen/Abl sg; here Genitive)

• फल-दः: giver of fruits
• फल-दः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक) + द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifies शिवः)

• शिवः: Shiva
• शिवः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not a site-specific legend; the verse states a pan-Śaiva doctrine: devatā-prīti may condition proximate results, but the ultimate phala-dātṛ (giver of fruits) is Śiva alone.

Significance: Establishes theological orientation for pilgrimage and devatā-worship: all boons culminate by Śiva’s sanction; encourages Śiva-bhakti as the highest refuge.

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Devas

FAQs

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

It teaches that while ritual worship may please various devas, the ultimate dispenser of karmic and spiritual results is Śiva—the supreme Pati—so all worship culminates in His sanction and grace.

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

It supports the Shaiva view that Saguna Śiva (worshiped as the Liṅga and as the Lord with attributes) is the accessible form through whom all divine functions operate, including granting the fruits of worship directed even to other deities.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Follow the prescribed order of worship (vārakrama) and consciously offer the fruit to Śiva—ideally with the Panchākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—recognizing Him as the Phaladātā behind all rites.