Place, Time, and the Worthy Recipient in Sacred Rites

Verse 1 (shiva.vidyeshvara.15.1)

ऋषय ऊचुः । देशादीन्क्रमशो ब्रूहि सूत सर्वार्थवित्तम । सूत उवाच । शुद्धं गृहं समफलं देवयज्ञादिकर्मसु

ṛṣaya ūcuḥ deśādīnkramaśo brūhi sūta sarvārthavittama sūta uvāca śuddhaṁ gṛhaṁ samaphalaṁ devayajñādikarmasu

The sages said: O Suta, knower of all things, tell us in order about place and the rest. Suta said: A pure house yields equal (base) merit in deva-yajna and other rites.

Verse 2 (shiva.vidyeshvara.15.2)

ततो दशगुणं गोष्ठं जलतीरं ततो दश । ततो दशगुणं बिल्वतुलस्यश्वत्थमूलकम्

tato daśaguṇaṁ goṣṭhaṁ jalatīraṁ tato daśa tato daśaguṇaṁ bilvatulasyaśvatthamūlakam

Ten times more than that is a cowshed; ten times more than that is a riverbank; then tenfold that is the root of a bilva, tulasi, or ashvattha tree.

Verse 3 (shiva.vidyeshvara.15.3)

ततो देवालयं विद्यात्तीर्थतीरं ततो दश । ततो दशगुणं नद्यास्तीर्थनद्यास्ततो दश

tato devālayaṁ vidyāttīrthatīraṁ tato daśa tato daśaguṇaṁ nadyāstīrthanadyāstato daśa

Then know a temple to be tenfold more; ten times more than that is the bank of a sacred bathing place; then tenfold that is a holy river, and ten times more than that is a river that is itself a great pilgrimage site.

Verse 4 (shiva.vidyeshvara.15.4)

सप्तगङ्गानदीतीर्थं तस्या दशगुणं भवेत् । गङ्गा गोदावरी चैव कावेरी ताम्रपर्णिका

saptagaṅgānadītīrthaṁ tasyā daśaguṇaṁ bhavet gaṅgā godāvarī caiva kāverī tāmraparṇikā

The confluence-tirtha of the Seven Gangas is tenfold more than that. These are the Ganga, the Godavari, the Kaveri, the Tamraparni,

Verse 5 (shiva.vidyeshvara.15.5)

सिन्धुश्च सरयू रेवा सप्त गङ्गाः प्रकीर्तिताः । ततोऽब्धितीरे दश च पर्वताग्रे ततो दश

sindhuśca sarayū revā sapta gaṅgāḥ prakīrtitāḥ tato'bdhitīre daśa ca parvatāgre tato daśa

the Sindhu, the Sarayu, and the Reva — these are proclaimed as the seven Gangas. Ten times more than that is the ocean shore, and ten times more than that is a mountain peak.

Verse 6 (shiva.vidyeshvara.15.6)

सर्वस्मादधिकं ज्ञेयं यत्र वा रोचते मनः । कृते पूर्णफलं ज्ञेयं यज्ञदानादिकं तथा

sarvasmādadhikaṁ jñeyaṁ yatra vā rocate manaḥ kṛte pūrṇaphalaṁ jñeyaṁ yajñadānādikaṁ tathā

Greater than all these is wherever the mind finds true delight. In the Krita (Satya) Yuga, sacrifice, charity and such acts are known to bear their full fruit.

Verse 7 (shiva.vidyeshvara.15.7)

त्रेतायुगे त्रिपादं च द्वापरेऽर्धं सदा स्मृतम् । कलौ पादं तु विज्ञेयं तत्पादोनं ततोऽर्धके

tretāyuge tripādaṁ ca dvāpare'rdhaṁ sadā smṛtam kalau pādaṁ tu vijñeyaṁ tatpādonaṁ tato'rdhake

In the Treta Yuga it is always remembered as three-quarters of that fruit; in the Dvapara, half. In the Kali age it should be known as one quarter — and that is further diminished by a quarter, then halved again.

Verse 8 (shiva.vidyeshvara.15.8)

शुद्धात्मनः शुद्धदिनं पुण्यं समफलं विदुः । तस्माद् दशगुणं ज्ञेयं रविसङ्क्रमणे बुधाः

śuddhātmanaḥ śuddhadinaṁ puṇyaṁ samaphalaṁ viduḥ tasmād daśaguṇaṁ jñeyaṁ ravisaṅkramaṇe budhāḥ

For one of pure soul, an ordinary pure day yields equal merit, the wise know. Ten times more than that, the wise should know, is at the sun's transit (sankranti).

Verse 9 (shiva.vidyeshvara.15.9)

विषुवे तद्दशगुणमयने तद्दश स्मृतम् । तद्दश मृगसङ्क्रान्तौ तच्चन्द्रग्रहणे दश

viṣuve taddaśaguṇamayane taddaśa smṛtam taddaśa mṛgasaṅkrāntau taccandragrahaṇe daśa

At the equinox it is tenfold that; at the solstice it is likewise remembered as tenfold; tenfold at the transit into Capricorn; tenfold at a lunar eclipse.

Verse 10 (shiva.vidyeshvara.15.10)

ततश्च सूर्यग्रहणे पूर्णं कालोत्तमे विदुः । जगद्रूपस्य सूर्यस्य विषयोगाच्च रोगदम्

tataśca sūryagrahaṇe pūrṇaṁ kālottame viduḥ jagadrūpasya sūryasya viṣayogācca rogadam

And at a solar eclipse — the best of times — the merit is known to be complete. Because of contact with poison, the Sun, who is the very form of the world, becomes a cause of disease at that time.

Verse 11 (shiva.vidyeshvara.15.11)

अतस्तद्विषशान्त्यर्थं स्नानदानजपांश्चरेत् । विषशान्त्यर्थकालत्वात्स कालः पुण्यदः स्मृतः

atastadviṣaśāntyarthaṁ snānadānajapāṁścaret viṣaśāntyarthakālatvātsa kālaḥ puṇyadaḥ smṛtaḥ

Therefore, for the pacification of that poison, one should perform bathing, charity, and japa. Because that time is meant for pacifying the poison, it is remembered as bestowing merit.

Verse 12 (shiva.vidyeshvara.15.12)

जन्मर्क्षे च व्रतान्ते च सूर्यरागोपमं विदुः । महतां सङ्गकालश्च कोट्यर्कग्रहणं विदुः

janmarkṣe ca vratānte ca sūryarāgopamaṁ viduḥ mahatāṁ saṅgakālaśca koṭyarkagrahaṇaṁ viduḥ

The fruit gained on one's birth-star and at the completion of a vow is known to equal that of a solar eclipse. The time of association with great souls is known to equal ten million solar eclipses.

Verse 13 (shiva.vidyeshvara.15.13)

तपोनिष्ठा ज्ञाननिष्ठा योगिनो यतयस्तथा । पूजायाः पात्रमेते हि पापसङ्क्षयकारणम्

taponiṣṭhā jñānaniṣṭhā yogino yatayastathā pūjāyāḥ pātramete hi pāpasaṅkṣayakāraṇam

Those devoted to austerity, those devoted to knowledge, yogis, and ascetics — these indeed are worthy recipients of worship, for they are the cause of the total destruction of sin.

Verse 14 (shiva.vidyeshvara.15.14)

चतुर्विंशतिलक्षं वा गायत्र्या जपसंयुतः । ब्राह्मणस्तु भवेत्पात्रं सम्पूर्णफलभोगदम्

caturviṁśatilakṣaṁ vā gāyatryā japasaṁyutaḥ brāhmaṇastu bhavetpātraṁ sampūrṇaphalabhogadam

Or a brahmin who has completed twenty-four lakh repetitions of the Gayatri japa likewise becomes a worthy recipient, bestowing complete fruit and enjoyment.

Verse 15 (shiva.vidyeshvara.15.15)

पतनात्त्रायत इति पात्रं शास्त्रे प्रयुज्यते । दातुश्च पातकात्त्राणात्पात्रमित्यभिधीयते

patanāttrāyata iti pātraṁ śāstre prayujyate dātuśca pātakāttrāṇātpātramityabhidhīyate

"Because it saves one from falling, it is called patra" — thus the term is used in scripture. And because it protects the giver from sin, it is likewise called patra.

Verse 16 (shiva.vidyeshvara.15.16)

गायकं त्रायते पाताद्गायत्रीत्युच्यते हि सा । यथार्थहिनो लोकेऽस्मिन्परस्यार्थं न यच्छति

gāyakaṁ trāyate pātādgāyatrītyucyate hi sā yathārthahino loke'sminparasyārthaṁ na yacchati

Because she saves the one who chants her from falling, she is called Gayatri. In this world, one who is truly without means cannot give for another's sake.

Verse 17 (shiva.vidyeshvara.15.17)

अर्थवानिह यो लोके परस्यार्थं प्रयच्छति । स्वयं शुद्धो हि पूतात्मा नरान्सन्त्रातुमर्हति

arthavāniha yo loke parasyārthaṁ prayacchati svayaṁ śuddho hi pūtātmā narānsantrātumarhati

But he who, being wealthy in this world, gives of his own wealth for another's sake — being himself pure, of purified soul — is worthy to save other men.

Verse 18 (shiva.vidyeshvara.15.18)

गायत्रीजपशुद्धो हि शुद्धब्राह्मण उच्यते । तस्माद् दाने जपे होमे पूजायां सर्वकर्मणि

gāyatrījapaśuddho hi śuddhabrāhmaṇa ucyate tasmād dāne jape home pūjāyāṁ sarvakarmaṇi

He who is purified by the japa of Gayatri is indeed called a "pure brahmin." Therefore, in giving, in japa, in the fire-offering, in worship, and in every rite —

Verse 19 (shiva.vidyeshvara.15.19)

दानं कर्तुं तथा त्रातुं पात्रत्वं ब्राह्मणोऽर्हति । अन्नस्य क्षुधितं पात्रं नारीनरमयात्मकम्

dānaṁ kartuṁ tathā trātuṁ pātratvaṁ brāhmaṇo'rhati annasya kṣudhitaṁ pātraṁ nārīnaramayātmakam

— a brahmin alone is worthy of the status of a fit recipient, both for giving and for protecting the giver from sin. For food, the worthy recipient is a hungry being, whether woman or man.

Verse 20 (shiva.vidyeshvara.15.20)

ब्राह्मणं श्रेष्ठमाहूय यत्काले सुसमाहितम् । तदर्थं शब्दमर्थं वा सद्बोधकमभीष्टदम्

brāhmaṇaṁ śreṣṭhamāhūya yatkāle susamāhitam tadarthaṁ śabdamarthaṁ vā sadbodhakamabhīṣṭadam

Having invited an excellent brahmin at the proper time, one who is well-composed, one should offer for his sake either edifying counsel or wealth that grants what is desired.

Verse 21 (shiva.vidyeshvara.15.21)

इच्छावतः प्रदानं च सम्पूर्णफलदं विदुः । यत्प्रश्नानन्तरं दत्तं तदर्धफलदं विदुः

icchāvataḥ pradānaṁ ca sampūrṇaphaladaṁ viduḥ yatpraśnānantaraṁ dattaṁ tadardhaphaladaṁ viduḥ

A gift given to one who genuinely desires it is known to yield complete fruit; that which is given right after being asked for is known to yield half the fruit.

Verse 22 (shiva.vidyeshvara.15.22)

यत्सेवकाय दत्तं स्यात्तत्पादफलदं विदुः । जातिमात्रस्य विप्रस्य दीनवृत्तेर्द्विजर्षभाः

yatsevakāya dattaṁ syāttatpādaphaladaṁ viduḥ jātimātrasya viprasya dīnavṛtterdvijarṣabhāḥ

That which is given to a servant is known to yield a quarter of the fruit. O bulls among the twice-born, to a brahmin who is such merely by birth and of a lowly way of life —

Verse 23 (shiva.vidyeshvara.15.23)

दत्तमर्थं हि भोगाय भूर्लोके दशवार्षिकम् । वेदयुक्तस्य विप्रस्य स्वर्गे हि दशवार्षिकम्

dattamarthaṁ hi bhogāya bhūrloke daśavārṣikam vedayuktasya viprasya svarge hi daśavārṣikam

— wealth given grants ten years of enjoyment in the earthly world. Wealth given to a brahmin versed in the Vedas grants ten years of enjoyment in heaven.

Verse 24 (shiva.vidyeshvara.15.24)

गायत्रीजपयुक्तस्य सत्ये हि दशवार्षिकम् । विष्णुभक्तस्य विप्रस्य दत्तं वैकुण्ठदं विदुः

gāyatrījapayuktasya satye hi daśavārṣikam viṣṇubhaktasya viprasya dattaṁ vaikuṇṭhadaṁ viduḥ

Given to a brahmin engaged in Gayatri-japa, it grants ten years in Satyaloka. What is given to a brahmin devoted to Vishnu is known to grant Vaikuntha.

Verse 25 (shiva.vidyeshvara.15.25)

शिवभक्तस्य विप्रस्य दत्तं कैलासदं विदुः । तत्तल्लोकोपभोगार्थं सर्वेषां दानमिष्यते

śivabhaktasya viprasya dattaṁ kailāsadaṁ viduḥ tattallokopabhogārthaṁ sarveṣāṁ dānamiṣyate

What is given to a brahmin devoted to Shiva is known to grant Kailasa. Giving to all these various recipients is thus prescribed for enjoyment in their respective worlds.

Verse 26 (shiva.vidyeshvara.15.26)

दशाङ्गमन्नं विप्रस्य भानुवारे ददन्नरः । परजन्मनि चारोग्यं दशवर्षं समश्नुते

daśāṅgamannaṁ viprasya bhānuvāre dadannaraḥ parajanmani cārogyaṁ daśavarṣaṁ samaśnute

A man who gives food accompanied by its ten accessories to a brahmin on Sunday obtains, in his next birth, ten years of good health.

Verse 27 (shiva.vidyeshvara.15.27)

बहुमानमथाह्वानमभ्यङ्गं पादसेवनम् । वासो गन्धाद्यर्चनं च घृतापूपरसोत्तरम्

bahumānamathāhvānamabhyaṅgaṁ pādasevanam vāso gandhādyarcanaṁ ca ghṛtāpūparasottaram

Great honor, then invitation, anointing with oil, washing of feet, lodging, worship with fragrance and the like, and fine offerings of ghee, cakes, and syrups —

Verse 28 (shiva.vidyeshvara.15.28)

षड्रसं व्यञ्जनं चैव ताम्बूलं दक्षिणोत्तरम् । नमश्चानुगमश्चैव स्वन्नदानं दशाङ्गकम्

ṣaḍrasaṁ vyañjanaṁ caiva tāmbūlaṁ dakṣiṇottaram namaścānugamaścaiva svannadānaṁ daśāṅgakam

the six flavors, side dishes, betel, a fine gift, salutation, and finally escorting him on his way — these are the ten accessories of the gift of good food.

Verse 29 (shiva.vidyeshvara.15.29)

दशाङ्गमन्नं विप्रेभ्यो दशभ्यो वै ददन्नरः । अर्कवारे तथारोग्यं शतवर्षं समश्नुते

daśāṅgamannaṁ viprebhyo daśabhyo vai dadannaraḥ arkavāre tathārogyaṁ śatavarṣaṁ samaśnute

A man who gives food with its ten accessories to ten brahmins likewise obtains, on Sunday, a hundred years of good health.

Verse 30 (shiva.vidyeshvara.15.30)

सोमवारादिवारेषु तत्तद्वारगुणं फलम् । अन्नदानस्य विज्ञेयं भूर्लोके परजन्मनि

somavārādivāreṣu tattadvāraguṇaṁ phalam annadānasya vijñeyaṁ bhūrloke parajanmani

On Monday and the other days of the week, the fruit of the gift of food corresponds to the quality of that particular day, experienced in the next birth in the earthly world.

Verse 31 (shiva.vidyeshvara.15.31)

सप्तस्वपि च वारेषु दशभ्यश्च दशाङ्गकम् । अन्नं दत्त्वा शतं वर्षमारोग्यादिकमश्नुते

saptasvapi ca vāreṣu daśabhyaśca daśāṅgakam annaṁ dattvā śataṁ varṣamārogyādikamaśnute

On all seven days, having given the ten-accessoried food to ten brahmins each, one obtains a hundred years of good health and the like.

Verse 32 (shiva.vidyeshvara.15.32)

एवं शतेभ्यो विप्रेभ्यो भानुवारे ददन्नरः । सहस्रवर्षमारोग्यं शर्वलोके समश्नुते

evaṁ śatebhyo viprebhyo bhānuvāre dadannaraḥ sahasravarṣamārogyaṁ śarvaloke samaśnute

Likewise, a man who gives to a hundred brahmins on Sunday obtains a thousand years of good health in the world of Shiva.

Verse 33 (shiva.vidyeshvara.15.33)

सहस्रेभ्यस्तथा दत्त्वाऽयुतवर्षं समश्नुते । एवं सोमादिवारेषु विज्ञेयं हि विपश्चिता

sahasrebhyastathā dattvā'yutavarṣaṁ samaśnute evaṁ somādivāreṣu vijñeyaṁ hi vipaścitā

Having given to a thousand, one obtains ten thousand years of that reward. Thus it should be understood by the wise for Monday and the other days as well.

Verse 34 (shiva.vidyeshvara.15.34)

भानुवारे सहस्राणां गायत्रीपूतचेतसाम् । अन्नं दत्त्वा सत्यलोके ह्यारोग्यादि समश्नुते

bhānuvāre sahasrāṇāṁ gāyatrīpūtacetasām annaṁ dattvā satyaloke hyārogyādi samaśnute

On Sunday, having given food to a thousand brahmins whose minds are purified by Gayatri, one obtains good health and the like in Satyaloka.

Verse 35 (shiva.vidyeshvara.15.35)

अयुतानां तथा दत्त्वा विष्णुलोके समश्नुते । अन्नं दत्त्वा तु लक्षाणां रुद्रलोके समश्नुते

ayutānāṁ tathā dattvā viṣṇuloke samaśnute annaṁ dattvā tu lakṣāṇāṁ rudraloke samaśnute

Having given likewise to ten thousand, one obtains it in Vishnuloka; and having given food to a hundred thousand, one obtains it in Rudraloka.

Verse 36 (shiva.vidyeshvara.15.36)

बालानां ब्रह्मबुद्ध्या हि देयं विद्यार्थिभिर्नरैः । यूनां च विष्णुबुद्ध्या हि पुत्रकामार्थिभिर्नरैः

bālānāṁ brahmabuddhyā hi deyaṁ vidyārthibhirnaraiḥ yūnāṁ ca viṣṇubuddhyā hi putrakāmārthibhirnaraiḥ

Men desiring knowledge should give to children with the conception of them as Brahma; and men desiring sons, to young men with the conception of them as Vishnu.

Verse 37 (shiva.vidyeshvara.15.37)

वृद्धानां रुद्रबुद्ध्या हि देयं ज्ञानार्थिभिर्नरैः । बालस्त्री भारतीबुद्ध्या बुद्धिकामैर्नरोत्तमैः

vṛddhānāṁ rudrabuddhyā hi deyaṁ jñānārthibhirnaraiḥ bālastrī bhāratībuddhyā buddhikāmairnarottamaiḥ

Men desiring wisdom should give to elders with the conception of them as Rudra; and the best of men desiring intelligence, to young girls with the conception of them as Bharati (Saraswati).

Verse 38 (shiva.vidyeshvara.15.38)

लक्ष्मीबुद्ध्या युवस्त्रीषु भोगकामैर्नरोत्तमैः । वृद्धासु पार्वतीबुद्ध्या देयमात्मार्थिभिर्जनैः

lakṣmībuddhyā yuvastrīṣu bhogakāmairnarottamaiḥ vṛddhāsu pārvatībuddhyā deyamātmārthibhirjanaiḥ

The best of men desiring enjoyment should give to young women with the conception of them as Lakshmi; and those desiring the Self, to elderly women with the conception of them as Parvati.

Verse 39 (shiva.vidyeshvara.15.39)

शिलवृत्त्योञ्छवृत्त्या च गुरुदक्षिणयार्जितम् । शुद्धद्रव्यमिति प्राहुस्तत्पूर्णफलदं विदुः

śilavṛttyoñchavṛttyā ca gurudakṣiṇayārjitam śuddhadravyamiti prāhustatpūrṇaphaladaṁ viduḥ

Wealth earned by gleaning grain left in the fields, by gathering scattered grains, or as a teacher's fee is declared to be "pure wealth," and is known to bestow complete fruit when given.

Verse 40 (shiva.vidyeshvara.15.40)

शुक्लप्रतिग्रहाद्दत्तं मध्यमं द्रव्यमुच्यते । कृषिवाणिज्यकोपेतमधमं द्रव्यमुच्यते

śuklapratigrahāddattaṁ madhyamaṁ dravyamucyate kṛṣivāṇijyakopetamadhamaṁ dravyamucyate

Wealth received from a righteous acceptance of gifts is called "middling wealth." Wealth connected with agriculture and trade is called "inferior wealth."

Verse 41 (shiva.vidyeshvara.15.41)

क्षत्रियाणां विशां चैव शौर्यवाणिज्यकार्जितम् । उत्तमं द्रव्यमित्याहुः शूद्राणां भृतकार्जितम्

kṣatriyāṇāṁ viśāṁ caiva śauryavāṇijyakārjitam uttamaṁ dravyamityāhuḥ śūdrāṇāṁ bhṛtakārjitam

For kshatriyas and vaishyas, wealth earned through valor and trade respectively is called "excellent wealth"; for shudras, wealth earned through service is their excellent wealth.

Verse 42 (shiva.vidyeshvara.15.42)

स्त्रीणां धर्मार्थिनां द्रव्यं पैतृकं भर्तृकं तथा । गवादीनां द्वादशानां चैत्रादिषु यथाक्रमम्

strīṇāṁ dharmārthināṁ dravyaṁ paitṛkaṁ bhartṛkaṁ tathā gavādīnāṁ dvādaśānāṁ caitrādiṣu yathākramam

For women who desire dharma, their proper wealth is that from their father or their husband. As for the twelve gifts beginning with a cow, given in Chaitra and the other months in due order —

Verse 43 (shiva.vidyeshvara.15.43)

सम्भूय वा पुण्यकाले दद्यादिष्टसमृद्धये । गोभूतिलहिरण्याज्यवासोधान्यगुडानि च

sambhūya vā puṇyakāle dadyādiṣṭasamṛddhaye gobhūtilahiraṇyājyavāsodhānyaguḍāni ca

— gathered together, one should give them at an auspicious time for the fulfillment of what is desired: a cow, land, sesame, gold, ghee, clothing, grain, and jaggery,

Verse 44 (shiva.vidyeshvara.15.44)

रौप्यं लवणकूष्माण्डं कन्या द्वादशकं तथा । गोदानाद्दत्तगव्येन गोमयेनोपकारिणा

raupyaṁ lavaṇakūṣmāṇḍaṁ kanyā dvādaśakaṁ tathā godānāddattagavyena gomayenopakāriṇā

silver, salt, a gourd, and a girl given in marriage — thus the twelve. By the gift of a cow, and by the beneficial cow-products and cow-dung given with it —

Verse 45 (shiva.vidyeshvara.15.45)

धनधान्याद्याश्रितानां दुरितानां निवारणम् । जलस्नेहाद्याश्रितानां दुरितानां तु गोजलैः

dhanadhānyādyāśritānāṁ duritānāṁ nivāraṇam jalasnehādyāśritānāṁ duritānāṁ tu gojalaiḥ

— the sins connected with wealth, grain, and the like are averted; and the sins connected with water, oil and ghee are averted by cow-water.

Verse 46 (shiva.vidyeshvara.15.46)

कायिकादित्रयाणां तु क्षीरदध्याज्यकैस्तथा । तथा तेषां च पुष्टिश्च विज्ञेया हि विपश्चिता

kāyikāditrayāṇāṁ tu kṣīradadhyājyakaistathā tathā teṣāṁ ca puṣṭiśca vijñeyā hi vipaścitā

The three sins beginning with bodily sins are destroyed respectively by milk, curd, and ghee; and likewise, by these, nourishment of the recipients is also known by the wise.

Verse 47 (shiva.vidyeshvara.15.47)

भूदानं तु प्रतिष्ठार्थमिह चामुत्र च द्विजाः । तिलदानं बलार्थं हि सदा मृत्युजयं विदुः

bhūdānaṁ tu pratiṣṭhārthamiha cāmutra ca dvijāḥ tiladānaṁ balārthaṁ hi sadā mṛtyujayaṁ viduḥ

O twice-born, the gift of land is for a firm foundation both here and hereafter. The gift of sesame is known to always grant strength and victory over death.

Verse 48 (shiva.vidyeshvara.15.48)

हिरण्यं जाठराग्नेस्तु वृद्धिदं वीर्यदं तथा । आज्यं पुष्टिकरं विद्याद्वस्त्रमायुष्करं विदुः

hiraṇyaṁ jāṭharāgnestu vṛddhidaṁ vīryadaṁ tathā ājyaṁ puṣṭikaraṁ vidyādvastramāyuṣkaraṁ viduḥ

Gold increases the digestive fire and grants vigor. Ghee should be known as giving nourishment, and cloth is known to grant longevity.

Verse 49 (shiva.vidyeshvara.15.49)

धान्यमन्नंसमृद्ध्यर्थं मधुराहारदं गुडम् । रौप्यं रेतोऽभिवृद्ध्यर्थं षड्रसार्थं तु लावणम्

dhānyamannaṁsamṛddhyarthaṁ madhurāhāradaṁ guḍam raupyaṁ reto'bhivṛddhyarthaṁ ṣaḍrasārthaṁ tu lāvaṇam

Grain is for the abundance of food; jaggery grants sweet nourishment. Silver is for the increase of vital seed, and salt is for providing the six flavors.

Verse 50 (shiva.vidyeshvara.15.50)

सर्वं सर्वसमृद्ध्यर्थं कूष्माण्डं पुष्टिदं विदुः । प्राप्तिदं सर्वभोगानामिह चामुत्र च द्विजाः

sarvaṁ sarvasamṛddhyarthaṁ kūṣmāṇḍaṁ puṣṭidaṁ viduḥ prāptidaṁ sarvabhogānāmiha cāmutra ca dvijāḥ

All the items together are for overall abundance; the gourd is known to give nourishment. O twice-born, together these grant the attainment of all enjoyments, both here and hereafter.

Verse 51 (shiva.vidyeshvara.15.51)

यावज्जीवनमुक्तं हि कन्यादानं तु भोगदम् । पनसाम्रकपित्थानां वृक्षाणां फलमेव च

yāvajjīvanamuktaṁ hi kanyādānaṁ tu bhogadam panasāmrakapitthānāṁ vṛkṣāṇāṁ phalameva ca

The gift of a daughter in marriage is declared to grant enjoyment for as long as life lasts. And likewise the fruit of trees such as jackfruit, mango, and wood-apple,

Verse 52 (shiva.vidyeshvara.15.52)

कदल्याद्यौषधीनां च फलं गुल्मोद्भवं तथा । माषादीनां च मुद्गानां फलं शाकादिकं तथा

kadalyādyauṣadhīnāṁ ca phalaṁ gulmodbhavaṁ tathā māṣādīnāṁ ca mudgānāṁ phalaṁ śākādikaṁ tathā

the fruit of plants such as the plantain and that which grows from shrubs; and likewise black gram, green gram and vegetables and the like —

Verse 53 (shiva.vidyeshvara.15.53)

मरीचिसर्षपाद्यानां शाकोपकरणं तथा । यदृतौ यत्फलं सिद्धं तद्देयं हि विपश्चिता

marīcisarṣapādyānāṁ śākopakaraṇaṁ tathā yadṛtau yatphalaṁ siddhaṁ taddeyaṁ hi vipaścitā

— and pepper, mustard and other condiments for vegetables; whatever fruit ripens in its proper season, that indeed should be given by the wise.

Verse 54 (shiva.vidyeshvara.15.54)

श्रोत्रादीन्द्रियतृप्तिश्च सदा देया विपश्चिता । शब्दादिदशभोगार्थं दिगादीनां च तुष्टिदा

śrotrādīndriyatṛptiśca sadā deyā vipaścitā śabdādidaśabhogārthaṁ digādīnāṁ ca tuṣṭidā

The wise should always give gifts that bring satisfaction to the senses beginning with hearing, for the enjoyment of sound and the other sense-objects, and gifts that give contentment to the directions and the like.

Verse 55 (shiva.vidyeshvara.15.55)

वेदशास्त्रं समादाय बुद्ध्वा गुरुमुखात्स्वयम् । कर्मणां फलमस्तीति बुद्धिरास्तिक्यमुच्यते

vedaśāstraṁ samādāya buddhvā gurumukhātsvayam karmaṇāṁ phalamastīti buddhirāstikyamucyate

Having taken up the Vedic scriptures and having understood, oneself, from the mouth of the guru, that "there is fruit to actions" — this conviction is called astikya, faith.

Verse 56 (shiva.vidyeshvara.15.56)

बन्धुराजभयाद्बुद्धिः श्रद्धा सा च कनीयसी । सर्वाभावे दरिद्रस्तु वाचा वा कर्मणा यजेत्

bandhurājabhayādbuddhiḥ śraddhā sā ca kanīyasī sarvābhāve daridrastu vācā vā karmaṇā yajet

The conviction that arises out of fear of kinsmen or of the king is a lesser faith. When one has nothing at all, let the poor person worship through speech or through physical action.

Verse 57 (shiva.vidyeshvara.15.57)

वाचिकं यजनं विद्यान्मन्त्रस्तोत्रजपादिकम् । तीर्थयात्रा व्रताद्यं हि कायिकं यजनं विदुः

vācikaṁ yajanaṁ vidyānmantrastotrajapādikam tīrthayātrā vratādyaṁ hi kāyikaṁ yajanaṁ viduḥ

Verbal worship should be known as mantra, hymns of praise, japa and the like; pilgrimage to holy places and the observance of vows are known as bodily worship.

Verse 58 (shiva.vidyeshvara.15.58)

येन केनाप्युपायेन ह्यल्पं वा यदि वा बहु । देवतार्पणबुद्ध्या च कृतं भोगाय कल्पते

yena kenāpyupāyena hyalpaṁ vā yadi vā bahu devatārpaṇabuddhyā ca kṛtaṁ bhogāya kalpate

By whatever means, whether little or much, whatever is done with the intention of offering it to the deity indeed serves for future enjoyment.

Verse 59 (shiva.vidyeshvara.15.59)

तपश्चर्या च दानं च कर्तव्यमुभयं सदा । प्रतिश्रयं प्रदातव्यं स्ववर्णं गुणशोभितम्

tapaścaryā ca dānaṁ ca kartavyamubhayaṁ sadā pratiśrayaṁ pradātavyaṁ svavarṇaṁ guṇaśobhitam

The practice of austerity and the giving of gifts — both should always be performed. Shelter should be given to one of one's own class who is adorned with good qualities —

Verse 60 (shiva.vidyeshvara.15.60)

देवानां तृप्तयेऽत्यर्थं सर्वभोगप्रदं बुधैः । इहामुत्रोत्तमं जन्म सदा भोगं लभेद् बुधः । ईश्वरार्पणबुद्ध्या हि कृत्वा मोक्षफलं लभेत्

devānāṁ tṛptaye'tyarthaṁ sarvabhogapradaṁ budhaiḥ ihāmutrottamaṁ janma sadā bhogaṁ labhed budhaḥ īśvarārpaṇabuddhyā hi kṛtvā mokṣaphalaṁ labhet

— exceedingly for the satisfaction of the gods, and this is declared by the wise to grant all enjoyment. Thus the wise one obtains an excellent birth here and hereafter, and enjoyment always; and performing these acts with the intention of offering them to the Lord, he obtains the fruit of liberation.

Verse 61 (shiva.vidyeshvara.15.61)

य इमं पठतेऽध्यायं यः शृणोति सदा नरः । तस्य वै धर्मबुद्धिश्च ज्ञानसिद्धिः प्रजायते

ya imaṁ paṭhate'dhyāyaṁ yaḥ śṛṇoti sadā naraḥ tasya vai dharmabuddhiśca jñānasiddhiḥ prajāyate

Whatever man always reads this chapter, or hears it, for him a righteous disposition and the accomplishment of knowledge are produced.