Shloka 6

महापातकवर्णनम् (Mahāpātaka-varṇanam) — “Description of Great Sins and Their Consequences”

Devanagari script

इत्येतद्वा दशविधं कर्म प्रोक्तं त्रिसाधनम् । अस्य भेदान्पुनर्वक्ष्ये येषां फलमनंतकम्

Transliteration

ityetadvā daśavidhaṃ karma proktaṃ trisādhanam | asya bhedānpunarvakṣye yeṣāṃ phalamanaṃtakam

Translation

یوں یہ دس گونہ دینی عمل تین سادھنوں کے ذریعے سِدھ بتایا گیا ہے۔ اب میں اس کی مزید شاخیں پھر بیان کروں گا، جن کا پھل بے انتہا ہے۔

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: Nipata (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समाप्त्यर्थक निपात

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karta (कर्ता/विषय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• वा: or/indeed (emphatic alternative)
• वा: Nipata (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विकल्पार्थक निपात (disjunctive/optional particle)

• दशविधम्: tenfold
• दशविधम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दश (प्रातिपदिक) + विध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्विगु-समास (दश विधाः यस्य); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्म इत्यस्य विशेषण

• कर्म: action
• कर्म: Karta (कर्ता/विषय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• प्रोक्तम्: has been stated
• प्रोक्तम्: Kriya (क्रिया/विधेय)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + वच् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-कृदन्त (past passive participle) ‘prokta’; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोग (predicate)

• त्रिसाधनम्: having three means/instruments
• त्रिसाधनम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रि (प्रातिपदिक) + साधन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्विगु-समास (त्रीणि साधनानि यस्य); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्म इत्यस्य विशेषण

• अस्य: of this
• अस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Genitive)

• भेदान्: divisions/types
• भेदान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भेद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; पुनरावृत्त्यर्थक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: again)

• वक्ष्ये: I shall explain
• वक्ष्ये: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), उत्तम-पुरुष (1st person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• येषाम्: of which/whose
• येषाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Genitive plural)

• फलम्: result
• फलम्: Karta (कर्ता/विषय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अनन्तकम्: endless
• अनन्तकम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनन्तक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; फलम् इत्यस्य विशेषण

Speaker

Lord Shiva

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Frames dharma as structured sādhana with ‘three means’ (tri-sādhana), aligning with Śaiva Siddhānta’s graded path (caryā/kriyā/yoga/jñāna) culminating in grace; emphasizes inexhaustible merit when discipline is Śiva-oriented.

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse frames Shaiva practice as a structured discipline: a “tenfold” path supported by three core means, promising inexhaustible spiritual merit that culminates in purification and liberation under Pati (Shiva).

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

By emphasizing “karma” and “sādhana,” it points to embodied worship—Linga-sevā, pūjā, vrata, and mantra—performed with devotion to Saguna Shiva as a purifying gateway toward realizing Shiva’s highest truth.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

It implies a disciplined regimen combining outward observance and inner practice—typically mantra-japa (notably the Panchākṣarī), regulated worship, and meditative contemplation—whose subtypes are to be detailed in the subsequent verses.