Shiva Purana — Vidyesvara Samhita, Shloka 54

Kṣetra–Kāla–Phala-kramaḥ

Hierarchy of Sacred Place, Time, and Ritual Fruit

Devanagari script

श्रोत्रादींद्रियतृप्तिश्च सदा देया विपश्चिता । शब्दादिदशभोगार्थं दिगादीनां च तुष्टिदा

Transliteration

śrotrādīṃdriyatṛptiśca sadā deyā vipaścitā | śabdādidaśabhogārthaṃ digādīnāṃ ca tuṣṭidā

Translation

智者应常施与能令诸根满足之物，自听觉而始，使声等十种受用得以如法圆满；由此，主宰诸方的神祇及相关威力亦皆欢喜满足。

Word by Word

• श्रोत्र-आदि-इन्द्रिय-तृप्तिः: satisfaction of the senses (ear etc.)
• श्रोत्र-आदि-इन्द्रिय-तृप्तिः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रोत्र + आदि + इन्द्रिय + तृप्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन, स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine); ‘satisfaction of the ear etc. senses’

• च: and
• च: Avyaya (अव्यय/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (conjunction/समुच्चय)

• सदा: always
• सदा: Avyaya (अव्यय/adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb/कालवाचक)

• देया: should be given
• देया: Vidhi (विधेय/obligatory predicate)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दा (धातु) → देय (कृदन्त/तव्यत्)
• Form: कृदन्त (Gerundive/तव्यत्), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विधेय: ‘should be given’ (agrees with तृप्तिः)

• विपश्चिता: by the wise (person)
• विपश्चिता: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विपश्चित् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा, एकवचन, पुल्लिङ्ग — ‘wise person’ (agent implied)

• शब्द-आदि-दश-भोग-अर्थम्: for the purpose of the ten sense-enjoyments (sound etc.)
• शब्द-आदि-दश-भोग-अर्थम्: Prayojana (प्रयोजन/उद्देश्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शब्द + आदि + दश + भोग + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया (Accusative/उद्देश्य), एकवचन, नपुंसकलिङ्ग; ‘for the purpose of the ten enjoyments beginning with sound’

• दिक्-आदीनाम्: of the directions etc.
• दिक्-आदीनाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिक् + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (Genitive), बहुवचन, स्त्रीलिङ्ग (दिक्); ‘of the directions etc.’

• च: and
• च: Avyaya (अव्यय/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (conjunction)

• तुष्टिदा: giving satisfaction
• तुष्टिदा: Visheshana (विशेषण/qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तुष्टि + दा (धातु) → द (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त-प्राय)
• Form: प्रथमा, एकवचन, स्त्रीलिङ्ग; बहुप्रयोगे विशेषणम् — ‘giver of satisfaction’ (qualifies implied offering/act)

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating Shiva-worship principles to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: General teaching: sense-satisfaction and its governance by presiding deities is to be regulated and redirected toward dharma and worship, not mere indulgence.

Characters & Entities

• Dikpālas (guardians of the directions)

FAQs

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

It teaches that dharmic giving should support a purified, regulated life: when necessities that calm the senses are offered in a righteous way, the subtle cosmic powers connected with perception and space are harmonized, making the mind fit for Shiva-bhakti and liberation.

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

In Linga worship, outer offerings and supportive charity are not mere enjoyment; they are consecrated acts that align the worshipper’s senses and environment with the sacred order, which strengthens devotion to Saguna Shiva and steadies contemplation of the Nirguna truth behind the Linga.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice disciplined dāna alongside pūjā—offer wholesome supports (food, drink, lamps, sound such as mantra/recitation) and restrain indulgence; combine this with japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) to purify sense-experience into worship.