Shloka 47

पानीयदान-प्रपादान-वापीकूपतडाग-निर्माण-प्रशंसा

Praise of Water-Gift and the Construction of Wells and Tanks

Devanagari script

अष्टाशीतिसहस्राणि मुनीनामूर्द्ध्वरेतसाम् । तपसा दिवि मोदंते समेता दैवतैस्सह

Transliteration

aṣṭāśītisahasrāṇi munīnāmūrddhvaretasām | tapasā divi modaṃte sametā daivataissaha

Translation

اُردھوریتس (برہماچریہ نِشٹھ) اٹھاسی ہزار مُنی تپسیا کے زور سے دیوتاؤں کے ساتھ آسمانی لوک میں مسرور رہتے ہیں۔

Word by Word

• अष्टाशीतिसहस्राणि: eighty-eight thousand
• अष्टाशीतिसहस्राणि: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अष्टा-शीति-सहस्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे प्रथमा (1st/Nominative) बहुवचनम्; द्विगु-समासः (numerical compound): अष्टाशीति (88) + सहस्र (thousand) = 88000 (as a count)

• मुनीनाम्: of sages
• मुनीनाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे षष्ठी (6th/Genitive) बहुवचनम्

• ऊर्द्ध्वरेतसाम्: of the celibate (upward-semen)
• ऊर्द्ध्वरेतसाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Qualifier of 'munīnām')
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ऊर्द्ध्व-रेतस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे षष्ठी (6th/Genitive) बहुवचनम्; विशेषणम्; बहुव्रीहिः: ऊर्द्ध्वं रेतः येषां ते (those whose semen is upward; celibate)

• तपसा: by austerity
• तपसा: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental) एकवचनम्

• दिवि: in heaven
• दिवि: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिव् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे सप्तमी (7th/Locative) एकवचनम् (दिव्/द्यौः)

• मोदन्ते: they rejoice
• मोदन्ते: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √मुद् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकारः (Present), आत्मनेपदम्; प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd person) बहुवचनम्

• समेताः: assembled (together)
• समेताः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-√इ (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृत्-प्रत्ययान्तः (past participle, क्त); पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा (1st/Nominative) बहुवचनम्; विशेषणम्

• दैवतैः: with the deities
• दैवतैः: Sahakarana (सहकरण/Accompaniment)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैवत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental) बहुवचनम्

• सह: together with
• सह: Sahakarana (सहकरण/Accompaniment marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: सहार्थक-अव्ययम् (with)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Characters & Entities

• Munis
• Devas

FAQs

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

The verse highlights tapas (austerity) and ūrdhva-retas (sublimation through disciplined brahmacarya) as yogic means that purify the pashu (bound being) and elevate consciousness toward divine realms—an outer sign of inner mastery praised in Shaiva teaching.

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

Though it speaks of ascetics, the implication aligns with Saguna Shiva worship: restraint, purity, and tapas make the devotee fit for Linga-upasana, where the mind becomes steady for japa and dhyana, and Shiva’s grace is more readily received.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is disciplined tapas supported by brahmacarya, along with steady japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and meditation that turns the life-force inward and upward (ūrdhva), especially during observances like Mahashivratri.