Shloka 28

Dāna-dharma: Types of Charity, Worthy Recipients, Vrata-Timings, and Śiva–Viṣṇu Propitiation

Devanagari script

प्रीयतामीश्वरः सोमो महादेवः सनातनः / सप्तजन्मकृतं पापं तत्क्षणादेव नश्यति

Transliteration

prīyatāmīśvaraḥ somo mahādevaḥ sanātanaḥ / saptajanmakṛtaṃ pāpaṃ tatkṣaṇādeva naśyati

Translation

سناتن مہادیو، سومیشور راضی ہوں۔ سات جنموں کا جمع شدہ پاپ اسی لمحے نَشٹ ہو جاتا ہے۔

Word by Word

• प्रीयताम्: may (he) be pleased
• प्रीयताम्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्री (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative/benedictive use), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आशीर्लिङ्गार्थे—‘प्रसन्नो भवतु’

• ईश्वरः: the Lord
• ईश्वरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता), एकवचन

• सोमः: Soma
• सोमः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सोम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘ईश्वरः’ इत्यस्य समानाधिकरण (apposition)

• महादेवः: Mahādeva (the great god)
• महादेवः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा + देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समानाधिकरण—‘महान् देवः’

• सनातनः: eternal
• सनातनः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सनातन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘ईश्वरः’ इत्यस्य विशेषण

• सप्तजन्मकृतम्: done over seven births
• सप्तजन्मकृतम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सप्त + जन्म + कृत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘पापम्’ इत्यस्य विशेषण—‘सप्तजन्मसु कृतम्’

• पापम्: sin
• पापम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता), एकवचन

• तत्क्षणात्: from that very moment / immediately
• तत्क्षणात्: Apadana (अपादानम्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तत् + क्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (अपादान), एकवचन; ‘तस्मिन् क्षणे’ इत्यर्थे—‘तत्क्षणात्’ (immediately)

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

• नश्यति: perishes/is destroyed
• नश्यति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नश् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

Speaker

Narrative voice of the Purana (Vyasa/Suta tradition), presenting a Śiva-stuti and its immediate fruit

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Soma
• Mahadeva
• Ishvara (Shiva)

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FAQs

How does this verse explain the nature of the Supreme Self (Atman)?

By calling Mahādeva “Īśvara” and “Sanātana,” the verse points to the Supreme as eternal lordship; the instantaneous burning of karmic demerit implies a reality beyond time-bound karma when approached through true devotion.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse emphasizes stuti (devotional praise) as a purificatory limb supportive of Pāśupata-oriented discipline: remembrance and surrender to Īśvara that rapidly attenuates accumulated pāpa, preparing the mind for steadiness (dhyāna) and higher yoga.

How does this verse depict the relationship between Shiva and Vishnu?

Within the Kurma Purana’s synthesis, praising Mahādeva as the eternal Īśvara aligns with the text’s broader non-sectarian theology where devotion to Śiva functions as devotion to the Supreme, harmonized with Vaiṣṇava Purāṇic framing.