Shiva Purana — Vidyeshvara Samhita — Chapter 15
SiP 1 15.1
इति श्रीशिवमहापुराणे विद्येश्वरसंहितायां चतुर्दशो ऽध्यायः छप्तेर् १५ ऋषय ऊचुः देशादीन्क्रमशो ब्रूहि सूत सर्वार्थवित्तम् सूत उवाच शुद्धं गृहं समफलं देवयज्ञादिकर्मसु
iti śrīśivamahāpurāṇe vidyeśvarasaṃhitāyāṃ caturdaśo 'dhyāyaḥ chapter 15 ṛṣaya ūcuḥ deśādīnkramaśo brūhi sūta sarvārthavittam sūta uvāca śuddhaṃ gṛhaṃ samaphalaṃ devayajñādikarmasu
Thus the fourteenth chapter in the Vidyeśvara-saṃhitā of the glorious Śiva-mahāpurāṇa. Chapter 15. The sages said: Tell us in order, O Sūta, the places and the rest, you who know all matters. Sūta said: A clean house yields equal (i.e. ordinary, standard) fruit in the rites of divine worship and so forth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 1 15.2
ततो दशगुणं गोष्ठं जलतीरं ततो दश ततो दशगुणं बिल्वतुलस्यश्वत्थमूलकम्
tato daśaguṇaṃ goṣṭhaṃ jalatīraṃ tato daśa tato daśaguṇaṃ bilvatulasyaśvatthamūlakam
Ten times that is a cow-pen; a river bank is ten times that; ten times that is the foot of a bilva, a tulasī, or an aśvattha tree.
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SiP 1 15.3
ततो देवालयं विद्यात्तीर्थतीरं ततो दश ततो दशगुणं नद्यास्तीर्थनद्यास्ततो दश
tato devālayaṃ vidyāttīrthatīraṃ tato daśa tato daśaguṇaṃ nadyāstīrthanadyāstato daśa
Ten times that one should know a temple to be; the bank of a sacred pool is ten times that; ten times that is (the bank) of a river, and of a sacred river ten times that.
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SiP 1 15.4
सप्तगंगानदीतीरं तस्या दशगुणं भवेत् गंगा गोदावरी चैव कावेरी ताम्रपर्णिका
saptagaṃgānadītīraṃ tasyā daśaguṇaṃ bhavet gaṃgā godāvarī caiva kāverī tāmraparṇikā
The bank of one of the seven Gaṅgā-rivers is ten times that: the Gaṅgā, the Godāvarī, the Kāverī, the Tāmraparṇī,
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SiP 1 15.5
सिंधुश्च सरयू रेवा सप्तगंगाः प्रकीर्तिताः ततो ऽब्धितीरं दश च पर्वताग्रे ततो दश
siṃdhuśca sarayū revā saptagaṃgāḥ prakīrtitāḥ tato 'bdhitīraṃ daśa ca parvatāgre tato daśa
the Sindhu, the Sarayū, and the Revā—these are declared the seven Gaṅgās. Ten times that is the seashore, and ten times that a mountain summit.
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SiP 1 15.6
सर्वस्मादधिकं ज्ञेयं यत्र वा रोचते मनः कृते पूर्णफलं ज्ञेयं यज्ञदानादिकं तथा
sarvasmādadhikaṃ jñeyaṃ yatra vā rocate manaḥ kṛte pūrṇaphalaṃ jñeyaṃ yajñadānādikaṃ tathā
But greater than all of these is to be reckoned the place in which the mind takes delight. In the Kṛta age the fruit of sacrifice, giving and the rest is to be known as full;
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SiP 1 15.7
त्रेतायुगे त्रिपादं च द्वापरे ऽर्धं सदा स्मृतम् कलौ पादं तु विज्ञेयं तत्पादोनं ततोर्धके
tretāyuge tripādaṃ ca dvāpare 'rdhaṃ sadā smṛtam kalau pādaṃ tu vijñeyaṃ tatpādonaṃ tatordhake
in the Tretā age three quarters, in the Dvāpara always half, so it is remembered; but in the Kali age one quarter is to be known, and less a quarter of that in the latter part of it.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SiP 1 15.8
शुद्धात्मनः शुद्धदिनं पुण्यं समफलं विदुः तस्माद्दशगुणं ज्ञेयं रविसंक्रमणे बुधाः
śuddhātmanaḥ śuddhadinaṃ puṇyaṃ samaphalaṃ viduḥ tasmāddaśaguṇaṃ jñeyaṃ ravisaṃkramaṇe budhāḥ
For a man of pure self a pure day is meritorious, and they know (its) fruit to be equal (i.e. the base measure); ten times that, the wise know, is at the sun's passage (into a new sign).
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SiP 1 15.9
विषुवे तद्दशगुणमयने तद्दश स्मृतम् तद्दश मृगसंक्रांतौ तच्चंद्रग्रहणे दश
viṣuve taddaśaguṇamayane taddaśa smṛtam taddaśa mṛgasaṃkrāṃtau taccaṃdragrahaṇe daśa
At an equinox it is ten times that; at a solstice ten times that is remembered; ten times that at the sun's entry into Capricorn, and ten times that at a lunar eclipse.
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SiP 1 15.10
ततश्च सूर्यग्रहणे पूर्णकालोत्तमे विदुः जगद्रूपस्य सूर्यस्य विषयोगाच्च रोगदम्
tataśca sūryagrahaṇe pūrṇakālottame viduḥ jagadrūpasya sūryasya viṣayogācca rogadam
And ten times that at a solar eclipse, which they know to be the best of all times in full; and because of the conjunction with poison of the sun, who is the form of the world, it gives disease.
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SiP 1 15.11
अतस्तद्विषशांत्यर्थं स्नानदानजपां चरेत् विषशांत्यर्थकालत्वात्स कालः पुण्यदः स्मृतः
atastadviṣaśāṃtyarthaṃ snānadānajapāṃ caret viṣaśāṃtyarthakālatvātsa kālaḥ puṇyadaḥ smṛtaḥ
Therefore, in order to allay that poison, one should perform bathing, giving and muttering of prayers; because it is a time for the allaying of poison, that time is held to bestow merit.
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SiP 1 15.12
जन्मर्क्षे च व्रतांते च सूर्यरागोपमं विदुः महतां संगकालश्च कोट्यर्कग्रहणं विदुः
janmarkṣe ca vratāṃte ca sūryarāgopamaṃ viduḥ mahatāṃ saṃgakālaśca koṭyarkagrahaṇaṃ viduḥ
At one's birth-star and at the conclusion of a vow, (the time) they know to be like a solar eclipse; and the time of company with the great they know to be (worth) ten million solar eclipses.
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SiP 1 15.13
तपोनिष्ठा ज्ञाननिष्ठा योगिनो यतयस्तथा पूजायाः पात्रमेते हि पापसंक्षयकारणम्
taponiṣṭhā jñānaniṣṭhā yogino yatayastathā pūjāyāḥ pātramete hi pāpasaṃkṣayakāraṇam
Those established in austerity, those established in knowledge, yogins and likewise ascetics—these are worthy recipients of worship, for they are the cause of the destruction of sin.
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SiP 1 15.14
चतुर्विंशतिलक्षं वा गायत्र्या जपसंयुतः ब्राह्मणस्तु भवेत्पात्रं संपूर्णफलभोगदम्
caturviṃśatilakṣaṃ vā gāyatryā japasaṃyutaḥ brāhmaṇastu bhavetpātraṃ saṃpūrṇaphalabhogadam
Or a brahmin who is furnished with two million four hundred thousand repetitions of the Gāyatrī becomes a worthy recipient, one who bestows the enjoyment of the complete fruit.
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SiP 1 15.15
पतनात्त्रायत इति पात्रं शास्त्रे प्रयुज्यते दातुश्च पातकात्त्राणात्पात्रमित्यभिधीयते
patanāttrāyata iti pātraṃ śāstre prayujyate dātuśca pātakāttrāṇātpātramityabhidhīyate
"It rescues from falling" — thus the word pātra (worthy recipient) is used in scripture; and because it protects the giver from sin, it is called pātra.
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SiP 1 15.16
गायकं त्रायते पाताद्गायत्रीत्युच्यते हि सा यथा ऽर्थहिनो लोके ऽस्मिन्परस्यार्थं न यच्छति
gāyakaṃ trāyate pātādgāyatrītyucyate hi sā yathā 'rthahino loke 'sminparasyārthaṃ na yacchati
It rescues the singer from falling — therefore she is called Gāyatrī. Just as in this world one who lacks wealth does not give wealth to another,
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SiP 1 15.17
अर्थवानिह यो लोके परस्यार्थं प्रयच्छति स्वयं शुद्धो हि पूतात्मा नरान्सत्रातुमर्हति
arthavāniha yo loke parasyārthaṃ prayacchati svayaṃ śuddho hi pūtātmā narānsatrātumarhati
(but) one who here in the world has wealth gives wealth to another — so (only) one himself pure, of purified self, is fit to rescue men well.
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SiP 1 15.18
गायत्रीजपशुद्धो हि शुद्धब्राह्मण उच्यते तस्माद्दाने जपे होमे पूजायां सर्वकर्मणि
gāyatrījapaśuddho hi śuddhabrāhmaṇa ucyate tasmāddāne jape home pūjāyāṃ sarvakarmaṇi
For he who is purified by the recitation of the Gāyatrī is called a pure brahmin; therefore in giving, in recitation, in oblation, in worship, in every rite—
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SiP 1 15.19
दानं कर्तुं तथा त्रातुं पात्रं तु ब्राह्मणोर्हति अन्नस्य क्षुधितं पात्रं नारीनरमयात्मकम्
dānaṃ kartuṃ tathā trātuṃ pātraṃ tu brāhmaṇorhati annasya kṣudhitaṃ pātraṃ nārīnaramayātmakam
—a brahmin is fit to be the vessel for making the gift and likewise for rescuing (the giver). The hungry (person) is the vessel for food, whether it be a woman or a man.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SiP 1 15.20
ब्राह्मणं श्रेष्ठमाहूय यत्काले सुसमाहितम् तदर्थं शब्दमर्थं वा सद्बोधकमभीष्टदम्
brāhmaṇaṃ śreṣṭhamāhūya yatkāle susamāhitam tadarthaṃ śabdamarthaṃ vā sadbodhakamabhīṣṭadam
Having summoned the best brahmin, well composed at the (proper) time, (one should give) for that purpose a word or wealth, something that teaches truth and grants what is desired.
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SiP 1 15.21
इच्छावतः प्रदानं च संपूर्णफलदं विदुः यत्प्रश्नानंतरं दत्तं तदर्थफलदं विदुः
icchāvataḥ pradānaṃ ca saṃpūrṇaphaladaṃ viduḥ yatpraśnānaṃtaraṃ dattaṃ tadarthaphaladaṃ viduḥ
And they know that a gift to one who desires it yields the complete fruit; what is given after being asked for, they know yields half the fruit.
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SiP 1 15.22
यत्सेवकाय दत्तं स्यात्तत्पादफलदं विदुः जातिमात्रस्य विप्रस्य दीनवृत्तेर्द्विजर्षभाः
yatsevakāya dattaṃ syāttatpādaphaladaṃ viduḥ jātimātrasya viprasya dīnavṛtterdvijarṣabhāḥ
What is given to a servant, they know yields a quarter of the fruit. O best of twice-born, to a brahmin who is such by birth alone, of wretched livelihood,
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SiP 1 15.23
दत्तमर्थं हि भोगाय भूर्लोकेदशवार्षिकम् वेदयुक्तस्य विप्रस्य स्वर्गे हि दशवार्षिकम्
dattamarthaṃ hi bhogāya bhūrlokedaśavārṣikam vedayuktasya viprasya svarge hi daśavārṣikam
wealth given (yields) enjoyment on the earth-world for ten years; but for a brahmin versed in the Veda, (it yields) ten years in heaven.
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SiP 1 15.24
गायत्रीजपयुक्तस्य सत्ये हि दशवार्षिकम् विष्णुभक्तस्य विप्रस्य दत्तं वैकुंठदं विदुः
gāyatrījapayuktasya satye hi daśavārṣikam viṣṇubhaktasya viprasya dattaṃ vaikuṃṭhadaṃ viduḥ
For one engaged in the recitation of the Gāyatrī, (it yields) ten years in Satyaloka; and what is given to a brahmin devoted to Viṣṇu, they know, grants Vaikuṇṭha.
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SiP 1 15.25
शिवभक्तस्य विप्रस्य दत्तं कैलासदं विदुः तत्तल्लोकोपभोगार्थं सर्वेषां दानमिष्यते
śivabhaktasya viprasya dattaṃ kailāsadaṃ viduḥ tattallokopabhogārthaṃ sarveṣāṃ dānamiṣyate
What is given to a brahmin devoted to Śiva, they know, grants Kailāsa. Giving to all is desired for the sake of enjoyment in these respective worlds.
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SiP 1 15.26
दशांगमन्नं विप्रस्य भानुवारे ददन्नरः परजन्मनि चारोग्यं दशवर्षं समश्नुते
daśāṃgamannaṃ viprasya bhānuvāre dadannaraḥ parajanmani cārogyaṃ daśavarṣaṃ samaśnute
A man who gives a brahmin food with the ten accompaniments on a Sunday obtains ten years of health in his next birth.
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SiP 1 15.27
बहुमानमथाह्वानमभ्यंगं पादसेवनम् वासो गंधाद्यर्चनं च घृतापूपरसोत्तरम्
bahumānamathāhvānamabhyaṃgaṃ pādasevanam vāso gaṃdhādyarcanaṃ ca ghṛtāpūparasottaram
Honouring, then invitation, anointing with oil, attending to the feet, clothing, worship with fragrances and the rest, ghee-cakes with excellent broth,
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SiP 1 15.28
षड्रसं व्यंजनं चैव तांबूलं दक्षिणोत्तरम् नमश्चानुगमश्चैव स्वन्नदानं दशांगकम्
ṣaḍrasaṃ vyaṃjanaṃ caiva tāṃbūlaṃ dakṣiṇottaram namaścānugamaścaiva svannadānaṃ daśāṃgakam
food of the six tastes, seasoned dishes, betel, and above all the gift-fee, salutation, and escorting (the guest) — such is the tenfold gift of good food.
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SiP 1 15.29
दशांगमन्नं विप्रेभ्यो दशभ्यो वै ददन्नरः अर्कवारे तथा ऽ ऽरोग्यं शतवर्षं समश्नुते
daśāṃgamannaṃ viprebhyo daśabhyo vai dadannaraḥ arkavāre tathā ' 'rogyaṃ śatavarṣaṃ samaśnute
A man who gives food with the ten accompaniments to ten brahmins on a Sunday likewise obtains a hundred years of health.
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SiP 1 15.30
सोमवारादिवारेषु तत्तद्वारगुणं फलम् अन्नदानस्य विज्ञेयं भूर्लोके परजन्मनि
somavārādivāreṣu tattadvāraguṇaṃ phalam annadānasya vijñeyaṃ bhūrloke parajanmani
On Monday and the other days, the fruit of the gift of food is to be known as multiplied according to that particular day, (enjoyed) on the earth-world in the next birth.
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SiP 1 15.31
सप्तस्वपि च वारेषु दशभ्यश्च दशांगकम् अन्नं दत्त्वा शतं वर्षमारोग्यादिकमश्नुते
saptasvapi ca vāreṣu daśabhyaśca daśāṃgakam annaṃ dattvā śataṃ varṣamārogyādikamaśnute
And having given food with the ten accompaniments to ten (brahmins) on all seven days, he obtains health and the rest for a hundred years.
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SiP 1 15.32
एवं शतेभ्यो विप्रेभ्यो भानुवारे ददन्नरः सहस्रवर्षमारोग्यं शर्वलोके समश्नुते
evaṃ śatebhyo viprebhyo bhānuvāre dadannaraḥ sahasravarṣamārogyaṃ śarvaloke samaśnute
Thus a man who gives to a hundred brahmins on a Sunday obtains a thousand years of health in Śarva's world.
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SiP 1 15.33
सहस्रेभ्यस्तथा दत्त्वा ऽयुतवर्षं समश्नुते एवं सोमादिवारेषु विज्ञेयं हि विपश्चिता
sahasrebhyastathā dattvā 'yutavarṣaṃ samaśnute evaṃ somādivāreṣu vijñeyaṃ hi vipaścitā
And having likewise given to thousands, he obtains ten thousand years; thus is it to be understood by the wise for Monday and the other days.
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SiP 1 15.34
भानुवारे सहस्राणां गायत्रीपूतचेतसाम् अन्नं दत्त्वा सत्यलोके ह्यारोग्यादि समश्नुते
bhānuvāre sahasrāṇāṃ gāyatrīpūtacetasām annaṃ dattvā satyaloke hyārogyādi samaśnute
Having given food on a Sunday to thousands whose minds are purified by the Gāyatrī, he obtains health and the rest in Satyaloka.
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SiP 1 15.35
अयुतानां तथा दत्त्वा विष्णुलोके समश्नुते अन्नं दत्त्वा तु लक्षाणां रुद्रलोके समश्नुते
ayutānāṃ tathā dattvā viṣṇuloke samaśnute annaṃ dattvā tu lakṣāṇāṃ rudraloke samaśnute
Having likewise given (food) to ten thousand (such men), one attains (it) in Viṣṇu's world; but having given food to a hundred thousand, one attains (it) in Rudra's world.
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SiP 1 15.36
बालानां ब्रह्मबुद्ध्या हि देयं विद्यार्थिभिर्नरैः यूनां च विष्णुबुद्ध्या हि पुत्रकामार्थिभिर्नरैः
bālānāṃ brahmabuddhyā hi deyaṃ vidyārthibhirnaraiḥ yūnāṃ ca viṣṇubuddhyā hi putrakāmārthibhirnaraiḥ
Indeed, food should be given by men who desire learning to boys, with the thought that they are Brahmā; and to young men, with the thought that they are Viṣṇu, by men who desire the boon of sons.
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SiP 1 15.37
वृद्धानां रुद्रबुद्ध्या हि देयं ज्ञानार्थिभिर्नरैः बालस्त्रीभारतीबुद्ध्या बुद्धिकामैर्नरोत्तमैः
vṛddhānāṃ rudrabuddhyā hi deyaṃ jñānārthibhirnaraiḥ bālastrībhāratībuddhyā buddhikāmairnarottamaiḥ
Indeed, (it) should be given to the aged, with the thought that they are Rudra, by men who desire knowledge; and by the best of men who desire intelligence to young girls, with the thought that they are Bhāratī (Sarasvatī).
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SiP 1 15.38
लक्ष्मीबुद्ध्या युवस्त्रीषु भोगकामैर्नरोत्तमैः वृद्धासु पार्वतीबुद्ध्या देयमात्मार्थिभिर्जनैः
lakṣmībuddhyā yuvastrīṣu bhogakāmairnarottamaiḥ vṛddhāsu pārvatībuddhyā deyamātmārthibhirjanaiḥ
To young women, with the thought that they are Lakṣmī, by the best of men who desire enjoyments; to aged women, with the thought that they are Pārvatī, (it) should be given by people who seek the self.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 1 15.39
शिलवृत्त्योञ्छवृत्त्या च गुरुदक्षिणयार्जितम् शुद्धद्रव्यमिति प्राहुस्तत्पूर्णफलदं विदुः
śilavṛttyoñchavṛttyā ca gurudakṣiṇayārjitam śuddhadravyamiti prāhustatpūrṇaphaladaṃ viduḥ
What is earned by gleaning grains and by gathering scattered ears, and by a pupil's fee to a teacher — this they have called pure wealth; they know it to be that which gives full fruit.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 1 15.40
शुक्लप्रतिग्रहाद्दत्तं मध्यमं द्रव्यमुच्यते कृषिवाणिज्यकोपेतमधमं द्रव्यमुच्यते
śuklapratigrahāddattaṃ madhyamaṃ dravyamucyate kṛṣivāṇijyakopetamadhamaṃ dravyamucyate
What is given from an acceptance of a pure (i.e. proper) gift is called middling wealth; that connected with agriculture and trade is called lowest wealth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SiP 1 15.41
क्षत्रियाणां विशां चैव शौर्यवाणिज्यकार्जितम् उत्तमं द्रव्यमित्याहुः शूद्राणां भृतकार्जितम्
kṣatriyāṇāṃ viśāṃ caiva śauryavāṇijyakārjitam uttamaṃ dravyamityāhuḥ śūdrāṇāṃ bhṛtakārjitam
For kṣatriyas and vaiśyas, what is earned by valour and by trade, that they call the highest wealth; for śūdras, what is earned by hired labour.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 1 15.42
स्त्रीणां धर्मार्थिनां द्रव्यं पैतृकं भर्तृकं तथा गवादीनां द्वादशीनां चैत्रादिषु यथाक्रमम्
strīṇāṃ dharmārthināṃ dravyaṃ paitṛkaṃ bhartṛkaṃ tathā gavādīnāṃ dvādaśīnāṃ caitrādiṣu yathākramam
For women who seek merit, the wealth (to be given) is that of the father and likewise that of the husband — (this concerns) the twelve (gifts) of cows and the rest, in the months beginning with Caitra, in due order.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SiP 1 15.43
संभूय वा पुण्यकाले दद्यादिष्टसमृद्धये गोभूतिलहिरण्याज्यवासोधान्यगुडानि च
saṃbhūya vā puṇyakāle dadyādiṣṭasamṛddhaye gobhūtilahiraṇyājyavāsodhānyaguḍāni ca
Or, coming together at an auspicious time, one should give, for the increase of what is desired: cows, land, sesame, gold, ghee, cloth, grain and molasses,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 1 15.44
रौप्यं लवणकूष्मांडे कन्याद्वादशकं तथा गोदानाद्दत्तगव्येन गोमयेनोपकारिणा
raupyaṃ lavaṇakūṣmāṃḍe kanyādvādaśakaṃ tathā godānāddattagavyena gomayenopakāriṇā
silver, salt and gourd — thus the set of twelve — and likewise a maiden; by the cow-products given (as a result) of the gift of a cow, and by the beneficial cow-dung,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SiP 1 15.45
धनधान्याद्याश्रितानां दुरितानां निवारणम् जलस्नेहाद्याश्रितानां दुरितानां तु गोजलैः
dhanadhānyādyāśritānāṃ duritānāṃ nivāraṇam jalasnehādyāśritānāṃ duritānāṃ tu gojalaiḥ
there is the warding off of the sins attached to wealth, grain and the like; but of the sins attached to water, oils and the like, (the warding off is) by cow's water (urine).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 1 15.46
कायिकादित्राणां तु क्षीरदध्याज्यकैस्तथा तथा तेषां च पुष्टिश्च विज्ञेया हि विपश्चिता
kāyikāditrāṇāṃ tu kṣīradadhyājyakaistathā tathā teṣāṃ ca puṣṭiśca vijñeyā hi vipaścitā
But of the three (kinds of sin), bodily and the rest, (the warding off is) by milk, curds and ghee respectively; and so too the nourishing of them is to be understood by the wise man.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SiP 1 15.47
भूदानं तु प्रतिष्ठार्थमिह चा ऽमुत्र च द्विजाः तिलदानं बलार्थं हि सदा मृत्युजयं विदुः
bhūdānaṃ tu pratiṣṭhārthamiha cā 'mutra ca dvijāḥ tiladānaṃ balārthaṃ hi sadā mṛtyujayaṃ viduḥ
But the gift of land is for the sake of standing, here and in the other world, O twice-born; and the gift of sesame is for strength — they always know it to be a conquest of death.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 1 15.48
हिरण्यं जाठराग्नेस्तु वृद्धिदं वीर्यदं तथा आज्यं पुष्टिकरं विद्याद्वस्त्रमायुष्करं विदुः
hiraṇyaṃ jāṭharāgnestu vṛddhidaṃ vīryadaṃ tathā ājyaṃ puṣṭikaraṃ vidyādvastramāyuṣkaraṃ viduḥ
Gold gives increase and likewise vigour to the digestive fire; one should know ghee to be productive of nourishment, and they know cloth to be productive of long life.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 1 15.49
धान्यमन्नं समृद्ध्यर्थं मधुराहारदं गुडम् रौप्यं रेतोभिवृद्ध्यर्थं षड्रसार्थं तु लावणम्
dhānyamannaṃ samṛddhyarthaṃ madhurāhāradaṃ guḍam raupyaṃ retobhivṛddhyarthaṃ ṣaḍrasārthaṃ tu lāvaṇam
Grain and food are for the sake of prosperity; molasses gives sweet nourishment; silver is for the increase of semen, and salt is for the sake of the six flavours.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 1 15.50
सर्वं सर्वसमृद्ध्यर्थं कूष्मांडं पुष्टिदं विदुः प्राप्तिदं सर्वभोगानामिह चा ऽमुत्र च द्विजाः
sarvaṃ sarvasamṛddhyarthaṃ kūṣmāṃḍaṃ puṣṭidaṃ viduḥ prāptidaṃ sarvabhogānāmiha cā 'mutra ca dvijāḥ
Everything (given) is for the sake of complete prosperity; they know the gourd to be a giver of nourishment, and a giver of the attainment of all enjoyments, here and in the other world, O twice-born.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 1 15.51
यावज्जीवनमुक्तं हि कन्यादानं तु भोगदम् पनसाम्रकपित्थानां वृक्षाणां फलमेव च
yāvajjīvanamuktaṃ hi kanyādānaṃ tu bhogadam panasāmrakapitthānāṃ vṛkṣāṇāṃ phalameva ca
For as long as life lasts — so it is said — the gift of a maiden gives enjoyment; and likewise the fruit of trees such as the jackfruit, mango and wood-apple,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SiP 1 15.52
कदल्याद्यौषधीनां च फलं गुल्मोद्भवं तथा माषादीनां च मुद्गानां फलं शाकादिकं तथा
kadalyādyauṣadhīnāṃ ca phalaṃ gulmodbhavaṃ tathā māṣādīnāṃ ca mudgānāṃ phalaṃ śākādikaṃ tathā
and the fruit of plants such as the plantain, and what grows on bushes, and (the fruit) of beans such as māṣa and mudga, and likewise vegetables and the like,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 1 15.53
मरीचिसर्षपाद्यानां शाकोपकरणं तथा यदृतौ यत्फलं सिद्धं तद्देयं हि विपश्चिता
marīcisarṣapādyānāṃ śākopakaraṇaṃ tathā yadṛtau yatphalaṃ siddhaṃ taddeyaṃ hi vipaścitā
and likewise pepper, mustard and the rest as accompaniments to vegetables — whatever fruit is ripe in whatever season, that is to be given by the wise man.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 1 15.54
श्रोत्रादींद्रियतृप्तिश्च सदा देया विपश्चिता शब्दादिदशभोगार्थं दिगादीनां च तुष्टिदा
śrotrādīṃdriyatṛptiśca sadā deyā vipaścitā śabdādidaśabhogārthaṃ digādīnāṃ ca tuṣṭidā
And the satisfaction of the sense-faculties, hearing and the rest, should always be given by the wise man, for the sake of the ten enjoyments, sound and the rest; and it gives satisfaction to the (deities of the) directions and the rest.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SiP 1 15.55
वेदशास्त्रं समादाय बुद्ध्वा गुरुमुखात्स्वयम् कर्मणां फलमस्तीति बुद्धिरास्तिक्यमुच्यते
vedaśāstraṃ samādāya buddhvā gurumukhātsvayam karmaṇāṃ phalamastīti buddhirāstikyamucyate
Having taken up the Veda and the śāstra, and having understood (them) oneself from the mouth of a teacher, the conviction that "there is a fruit of actions" is called āstikya (belief).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 1 15.56
बंधुराजभयाद्बुद्धिश्रद्धा सा च कनीयसी सर्वाभावे दरिद्रस्तु वाचा वा कर्मणा यजेत्
baṃdhurājabhayādbuddhiśraddhā sā ca kanīyasī sarvābhāve daridrastu vācā vā karmaṇā yajet
A conviction and faith (arising) from fear of relatives or of the king — that is the lesser (kind); but in the absence of everything, a poor man may worship even by word or by deed.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 1 15.57
वाचिकं यजनं विद्यान्मंत्रस्तोत्रजपादिकम् तीर्थयात्राव्रताद्यं हि कायिकं यजनं विदुः
vācikaṃ yajanaṃ vidyānmaṃtrastotrajapādikam tīrthayātrāvratādyaṃ hi kāyikaṃ yajanaṃ viduḥ
One should know verbal worship to be mantras, hymns, muttered recitation and the like; pilgrimage, vows and so forth they know as bodily worship.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 1 15.58
येन केनाप्युपायेन ह्यल्पं वा यदि वा बहु देवतार्पणबुद्ध्या च कृतं भोगाय कल्पते
yena kenāpyupāyena hyalpaṃ vā yadi vā bahu devatārpaṇabuddhyā ca kṛtaṃ bhogāya kalpate
By whatever means, whether little or much, whatever is done with the intention of offering it to the deity serves for (one's) enjoyment.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 1 15.59
तपश्चर्या च दानं च कर्तव्यमुभयं सदा प्रतिश्रयं प्रदातव्यं स्ववर्णगुणशोभितम्
tapaścaryā ca dānaṃ ca kartavyamubhayaṃ sadā pratiśrayaṃ pradātavyaṃ svavarṇaguṇaśobhitam
Both the practice of austerity and giving should always be performed; a lodging should be granted, adorned with the qualities proper to one's own class.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 1 15.60
देवानां तृप्तये ऽत्यर्थं सर्वभोगप्रदं बुधैः इहा ऽमुत्रोत्तमं जन्मसदाभोगं लभेद्बुधः ईश्वरार्पणबुद्ध्या हि कृत्वा मोक्षफलं लभेत्
devānāṃ tṛptaye 'tyarthaṃ sarvabhogapradaṃ budhaiḥ ihā 'mutrottamaṃ janmasadābhogaṃ labhedbudhaḥ īśvarārpaṇabuddhyā hi kṛtvā mokṣaphalaṃ labhet
(This is) for the exceeding satisfaction of the gods, granting every enjoyment (when performed) by the wise; here and in the other world the wise man would obtain an excellent birth and lasting enjoyment; but having done (it) with the intention of offering to the Lord, he obtains liberation as its fruit.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SiP 1 15.61
य इमं पठते ऽध्यायं यः शृणोति सदा नरः तस्य वैधर्मबुद्धिश्च ज्ञानसिद्धिः प्रजायते
ya imaṃ paṭhate 'dhyāyaṃ yaḥ śṛṇoti sadā naraḥ tasya vaidharmabuddhiśca jñānasiddhiḥ prajāyate
The man who reads this chapter, who always listens (to it) — for him arise a mind (fixed) on dharma and the attainment of knowledge.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain