Shloka 12

तपसो महिमा

The Greatness and Typology of Tapas

Devanagari script

सात्त्विकं तद्धि निर्दिष्टमशेषफलसाधकम् । इह लोके परे चैव मनोभिप्रेतसाधनम्

Transliteration

sāttvikaṃ taddhi nirdiṣṭamaśeṣaphalasādhakam | iha loke pare caiva manobhipretasādhanam

Translation

اسی کو ساتتوِک قرار دیا گیا ہے جو تمام پھلوں کو سِدھ کرنے والا ہے۔ یہ اِس لوک اور پرلوک—دونوں میں—دل کی مراد پوری کرتا ہے۔

Word by Word

• सात्त्विकम्: sattvic/pure
• सात्त्विकम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सात्त्विक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; विशेषण (neuter nom/acc sg)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (referring to the practice/fruit)

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (emphatic particle: indeed/for)

• निर्दिष्टम्: is declared/defined
• निर्दिष्टम्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: निर्+दिश् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त; भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘indicated/defined’ (past passive participle)

• अशेषफलसाधकम्: accomplishing all fruits
• अशेषफलसाधकम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अशेष-फल-साधक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष: ‘अशेषाणां फलानां साधकम्’ (neuter nom/acc sg adjective)

• इह: here
• इह: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देश/कालवाचक (adverb: here/in this world)

• लोके: in the world
• लोके: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन (locative singular)

• परे: in the next (world)
• परे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन; ‘परे (लोके)’ = in the other world (locative singular)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक (conjunction: and)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारणार्थक (particle: only/indeed)

• मनः: of the mind
• मनः: Shashthi-Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), एकवचन; समासपूर्वपद (genitive singular: of the mind)

• अभिप्रेतसाधनम्: means of fulfilling what is desired
• अभिप्रेतसाधनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अभिप्रेत-साधन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: ‘अभिप्रेतस्य साधनम्’ (means of desired [ends])

Speaker

Lord Shiva (in Umāsaṃhitā’s philosophical instruction context)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It praises sāttvika (pure) worship as the most elevating mode of practice—one that yields complete fruits while turning desire toward auspicious ends, ultimately aligning the soul (paśu) with Śiva (Pati) through purity and grace.

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

Sāttvika worship typically implies reverent, non-violent, purity-based offerings and steadiness of mind—qualities central to Saguna Śiva-upāsanā through the Śiva-liṅga, where disciplined devotion is said to grant both worldly welfare and higher liberation-oriented merit.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Adopt sāttvika sādhana: clean worship of the liṅga with pure offerings, japa of the Pañcākṣarī ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya"), and a calm, restrained mind; such purity is presented as the key to fulfilling aims here and hereafter.