Shloka 7
पानीयदान-प्रपादान-वापीकूपतडाग-निर्माण-प्रशंसा
Praise of Water-Gift and the Construction of Wells and Tanks
तडागानां च वक्ष्यामि कृतानां ये गुणाः स्मृता । त्रिषु लोकेषु सर्वत्र पूजितो यस्तडागवान्
taḍāgānāṃ ca vakṣyāmi kṛtānāṃ ye guṇāḥ smṛtā | triṣu lokeṣu sarvatra pūjito yastaḍāgavān
اب میں اُن تالابوں کی فضیلتیں بیان کرتا ہوں جو تعمیر کیے گئے ہوں اور جن کا ذکر سمریتیوں میں آیا ہے۔ جو شخص دھرم کے لیے تالاب بنواتا ہے، وہ تینوں لوکوں میں ہر جگہ معزز و مُکرّم ہوتا ہے۔
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Sthala Purana: Not a specific Jyotirliṅga episode; the verse frames taḍāga-nirmāṇa (public water-works) as a dharmic act that earns honor across the three worlds, aligning with Purāṇic tīrtha/puṇya economy.
Significance: Merit through lokasaṅgraha (public welfare): providing water supports pilgrims, ascetics, and all beings; such dāna is praised as universally honor-conferring.
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: nurturing
FAQs
The verse praises taḍāga-nirmāṇa (constructing ponds) as a dharmic act that supports life and becomes a lasting source of puṇya, bringing honor across the three worlds—an outer expression of inner Shaiva compassion and service.
In Shaiva practice, water is central to abhiṣeka and tīrtha; creating a pond sustains sacred water for worship and pilgrims, thereby supporting Saguna Shiva devotion through continuous availability of water for rituals and purity.
Perform water-related seva as worship: sponsor or maintain a pond, offer clean water for abhiṣeka, and mentally dedicate the act to Pati (Shiva) while repeating the Panchakshara mantra, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya.”