Shloka 28

Mahādāna-prakaraṇa (The Doctrine of Great Gifts): Suvarṇa–Go–Bhūmi and Tulā-dāna

Devanagari script

पापं कृतं यद्दिवसे निशायां द्विसंध्योर्मध्यदिने निशांते । कालत्रये कायमनोवचोभिस्तुलापुमान्वै तदपाकरोति

Transliteration

pāpaṃ kṛtaṃ yaddivase niśāyāṃ dvisaṃdhyormadhyadine niśāṃte | kālatraye kāyamanovacobhistulāpumānvai tadapākaroti

Translation

دن ہو یا رات، صبح و شام کی سندھیوں میں، دوپہر میں یا رات کے آخر میں جو بھی گناہ کیا گیا ہو—بھکتی کے ساتھ جسم، من اور وाणी کو یکسو کر کے، تین مقدس اوقات میں تُلا دان کرنے سے وہ یقیناً دور ہو جاتا ہے۔

Word by Word

• pāpam: sin
• pāpam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• kṛtam: committed
• kṛtam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √kṛ (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (past passive participle, क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; 'done/committed'

• yat: whatever (which)
• yat: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक (relative pronoun: 'which/whatever')

• divase: in the day
• divase: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: divasa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• niśāyām: in the night
• niśāyām: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: niśā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• dvi-saṃdhyoḥ: of the two twilights
• dvi-saṃdhyoḥ: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvi (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + saṃdhyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), द्विवचन (Dual); द्विगु-समास ('of the two twilights')

• madhya-dine: at midday
• madhya-dine: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: madhya (प्रातिपदिक) + dina (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष ('at mid-day')

• niśā-ante: at night’s end
• niśā-ante: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: niśā (प्रातिपदिक) + anta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष ('at the end of night')

• kāla-traye: in the three times
• kāla-traye: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāla (प्रातिपदिक) + traya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; द्विगु ('in the three times/periods')

• kāya-manovaco-bhiḥ: by body, mind, and speech
• kāya-manovaco-bhiḥ: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāya (प्रातिपदिक) + manas (प्रातिपदिक) + vacas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), बहुवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व ('by body, mind, and speech')

• tulā-pumān: Tulāpuruṣa (the Balance-man rite/personification)
• tulā-pumān: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tulā (प्रातिपदिक) + pumān (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष ('the man of the balance' = Tulāpuruṣa)

• vai: indeed
• vai: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vai (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), निश्चयार्थ/सम्भावनार्थ (indeed)

• tat: that (sin)
• tat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; अनाफोरिक (that/it)

• apākaroti: removes; dispels
• apākaroti: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: apa-√kṛ (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Frames Tulā-dāna as a prāyaścitta-like act that purifies tri-kāla sins when performed with kāya–manas–vāk alignment, preparing the paśu for Śiva’s anugraha.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: naivedya

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that karmic impurities created at any time can be purified when one follows a Shaiva expiatory discipline with tri-kāla awareness and inner integrity—body, mind, and speech offered in devotion and restraint.

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

As a Shaiva purificatory teaching, it supports approach to Saguna Shiva (often through Linga worship) by stressing that outer rites like dāna become effective when performed with tri-kāla devotion and ethical alignment, preparing the devotee for deeper worship and grace.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Tri-kāla observance (especially at dawn, midday, and dusk) with disciplined conduct of kāya-mano-vāk, accompanied by a dāna rite such as Tulā-dāna; it may be integrated with japa of the Panchākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and sandhyā-style purification.