शिवलिङ्गमाहात्म्यम्The greatness of the Śiva-liṅga
Verse 15
पुरश्चर्यां जपं दानं श्राद्धं तर्पणमेव च । यत् करोति शिवक्षेत्रे तदनन्ताय कल्पते ॥ १५ ॥
puraścaryāṁ japaṁ dānaṁ śrāddhaṁ tarpaṇamēva ca | yat karōti śivakṣētrē tadanantāya kalpatē || 15 ||
Translation
The preparatory rite of a mantra, japa, gifts, śrāddha and offerings of water: whatever one does in the field of Śiva becomes without end.
Word by word
- puraścaryāṁ
- the preparatory rite
- japaṁ
- japa
- dānaṁ
- gifts
- śrāddhaṁ
- śrāddha
- tarpaṇam
- water offerings
- ēva
- indeed
- ca
- and
- yat
- what
- karōti
- one does
- śiva
- of Śiva
- kṣētrē
- in the field
- tad
- (tat) that
- anantāya
- for the endless
- kalpatē
- becomes
Meaning
Puraścaryā is the set course of repetition that makes a mantra effective; śrāddha and tarpaṇa are the rites for the ancestors. Done on this ground their merit is said to have no limit.
Commentary
Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated
See the commentary on verse 13.