शिवलिङ्गमाहात्म्यम्The greatness of the Śiva-liṅga
Verse 13
अत्र यत् क्रियते कर्म स्वल्पं वा बहुलं तथा । प्रभावाद्धूर्जटेस्तत्तत्कोटिकोटिगुणं भवेत् ॥ १३ ॥
atra yat kriyatē karma svalpaṁ vā bahulaṁ tathā | prabhāvāddhūrjaṭēstattatkōṭikōṭiguṇaṁ bhavēt || 13 ||
Translation
Whatever act is done here, small or great, by the power of Dhūrjaṭi becomes ten million times ten million.
Word by word
- atra
- here
- yat
- what
- kriyatē
- is done
- karma
- act
- svalpaṁ
- small
- vā
- or
- bahulaṁ
- great
- tathā
- likewise
- prabhāvād
- (prabhāvāt) by the power
- dhūrjaṭēs
- (dhūrjaṭeḥ) of Dhūrjaṭi
- tattat
- each
- kōṭi
- ten million
- guṇaṁ
- times
- bhavēt
- becomes
Meaning
The commentary gives "here" as the field of Śiva and Dhūrjaṭi, "he of the matted locks", as Śiva. The multiplying works both ways, as the next verse shows, which is why the place calls for care as well as hope.
Commentary
Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated
Atra: here, in the field of Śiva. Dhūrjaṭeḥ: of Śiva (verses 13 to 15).