Shloka 26

Kṣetra–Kāla–Phala-kramaḥ

Hierarchy of Sacred Place, Time, and Ritual Fruit

Devanagari script

दशांगमन्नं विप्रस्य भानुवारे ददन्नरः । परजन्मनि चारोग्यं दशवर्षं समश्नुते

Transliteration

daśāṃgamannaṃ viprasya bhānuvāre dadannaraḥ | parajanmani cārogyaṃ daśavarṣaṃ samaśnute

Translation

جو شخص اتوار کے دن برہمن کو دس اجزا پر مشتمل بھوجن دان کرتا ہے، وہ اگلے جنم میں دس برس تک بیماری سے پاک صحت پاتا ہے۔

Word by Word

• daśāṅgam: ten-limbed/ten-part
• daśāṅgam: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: daśa (प्रातिपदिक) + aṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्विगु-समास (numerical), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; qualifying annaṃ

• annam: food
• annam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचन

• viprasya: to/for the Brahmin (of the Brahmin)
• viprasya: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vipra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (Genitive), एकवचन

• bhānuvāre: on Sunday
• bhānuvāre: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhānu (प्रातिपदिक) + vāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (day of Bhānu=Sun), पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative/अधिकरण), एकवचन

• dadan: giving
• dadan: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √dā (धातु) → dadat (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: वर्तमान कृदन्त (present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; qualifying naraḥ

• naraḥ: a man
• naraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative/कर्ता), एकवचन

• para: next; other
• para: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: para (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रातिपदिक (compound member)

• janmani: in (the) birth
• janmani: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: janman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative/अधिकरण), एकवचन

• parajanmani: in the next birth
• parajanmani: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: para (प्रातिपदिक) + janman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (‘next birth’), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• ārogyam: health
• ārogyam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ārogya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचन; object of samaśnute

• daśavarṣam: ten years (span)
• daśavarṣam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: daśa (प्रातिपदिक) + varṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्विगु-समास (duration), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; additional object/measure

• samaśnute: attains; enjoys
• samaśnute: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-√aś (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमा-पुरुष, एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shakti Dimension

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 disciplined charity (dāna) performed with proper timing and a worthy recipient purifies karma and yields tangible fruits—here, health—supporting a sādhaka’s steadiness for Shiva-bhakti and higher pursuit.

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

In Shaiva practice, offerings and charity are extensions of Linga-worship: serving Shiva’s devotees and sustaining dharma is treated as service to Saguna Shiva, preparing the mind for deeper devotion and contemplation.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is Sunday dāna of a complete meal to a qualified Brahmin/devotee, done with a Shiva-sankalpa (intention), alongside remembrance of Shiva—such as japa of the Panchākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya.”