Shloka 19

Gautama–Ahalyā-Upākhyāna: Durbhikṣa, Tapas, and Varuṇa’s Boon (गौतमाहल्योपाख्यानम्)

Devanagari script

अत्र दत्तं हुतं तप्तं सुराणां यजनं कृतम् । पितॄणां च कृतं श्राद्धं सर्वमेवाक्षयं भवेत्

Transliteration

atra dattaṃ hutaṃ taptaṃ surāṇāṃ yajanaṃ kṛtam | pitṝṇāṃ ca kṛtaṃ śrāddhaṃ sarvamevākṣayaṃ bhavet

Translation

在此处，凡所布施、凡投入圣火之供献、凡所修苦行；凡为诸天所行的祭祀；以及为祖灵所作的施食祭（śrāddha）——一切功德皆成“阿克沙耶”（akṣaya），永不损灭。

Word by Word

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (adverb of place)

• दत्तम्: (what is) given (as gift)
• दत्तम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject; item enumerated)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दत्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, दा धातोः क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (given/charity)

• हुतम्: (what is) offered in fire
• हुतम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject; item enumerated)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हुत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, हु धातोः क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त

• तप्तम्: (austerity) performed
• तप्तम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject; item enumerated)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तप्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, तप् धातोः क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त

• सुराणाम्: of the gods
• सुराणाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• यजनम्: worship/sacrifice
• यजनम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject; item enumerated)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यजन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• कृतम्: done/performed
• कृतम्: Karta (कर्ता; predicate qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, कृ धातोः क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (यजनम् प्रति)

• पितॄणाम्: of the ancestors
• पितॄणाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-बोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• कृतम्: done/performed
• कृतम्: Karta (कर्ता; predicate qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, कृ धातोः क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (श्राद्धम् प्रति)

• श्राद्धम्: śrāddha rite
• श्राद्धम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject; item enumerated)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्राद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सर्वम्: all (of this)
• सर्वम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनामसदृश

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक अव्यय (particle of emphasis)

• अक्षयम्: imperishable
• अक्षयम्: Karta (कर्ता; predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अक्षय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom/Acc), एकवचन; विशेषण (सर्वम् प्रति)

• भवेत्: would become / becomes (as a rule)
• भवेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्-लकार (Optative), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Kotirudra Samhita to the sages at Naimisharanya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: The tīrtha is declared ‘akṣaya-kṣetra’: dāna, homa, tapas, deva-yajana, and pitṛ-śrāddha performed here yield imperishable merit—standard kṣetra-māhātmya doctrine.

Significance: Assures akṣaya-puṇya: rites done here are said to produce enduring spiritual merit and support both deva-ṛṇa and pitṛ-ṛṇa obligations.

Shakti Dimension

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: naivedya

Characters & Entities

• Devas
• Pitrs

FAQs

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

It teaches that actions dedicated in a Shiva-sanctified kṣetra (especially a Jyotirlinga milieu) gain akṣaya-puṇya—merit that does not diminish—because the rite is supported by Shiva’s sanctifying presence and right intention (bhakti).

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

Kotirudrasaṃhitā emphasizes Jyotirlinga pilgrimage; the Linga is Saguna Shiva as an accessible, consecrated focus. Offerings like dāna, homa, and worship done in proximity to the Linga are said to become inexhaustible due to the kṣetra’s Shiva-śakti.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Perform dāna (charity), homa (fire-offering), devas’ worship, and pitṛ-śrāddha in a Shiva tirtha/Jyotirlinga setting, while maintaining Shiva-bhakti—optionally supported by japa of the Panchākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”).