Shiva Purana — Uma Samhita — Chapter 14

SiP 5 14.1

सनत्कुमार उवाच ।। शस्तानि घोरदानानि महादानानि नित्यशः।। पात्रेभ्यस्तु प्रदेयानि आत्मानं तारयंति च

sanatkumāra uvāca || śastāni ghoradānāni mahādānāni nityaśaḥ|| pātrebhyastu pradeyāni ātmānaṃ tārayaṃti ca

Sanatkumāra said: Praised are the terrible gifts, the great gifts, always; they are to be given to worthy recipients, and they carry oneself across.

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SiP 5 14.2

हिरण्यदानं गोदानं भूमिदानं द्विजोत्तम।। गृह्णंतो वै पवित्राणि तारयंति स्वमेव तम्

hiraṇyadānaṃ godānaṃ bhūmidānaṃ dvijottama|| gṛhṇaṃto vai pavitrāṇi tārayaṃti svameva tam

The gift of gold, the gift of a cow, the gift of land, O best of the twice-born — those who receive these purifying (gifts) carry across that very self (of the giver).

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SiP 5 14.3

सुवर्णदानं गोदानं पृथिवीदानमेव च।। एतानि श्रेष्ठदानानि कृत्वा पापैः प्रमुच्यते

suvarṇadānaṃ godānaṃ pṛthivīdānameva ca|| etāni śreṣṭhadānāni kṛtvā pāpaiḥ pramucyate

The gift of gold, the gift of a cow, and the gift of earth: having made these best of gifts, one is released from sins.

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SiP 5 14.4

तुलादानानि शस्तानि गावः पृथ्वी सरस्वती ।। द्वे तु तुल्यबले शस्ते ह्यधिका च सरस्वती

tulādānāni śastāni gāvaḥ pṛthvī sarasvatī || dve tu tulyabale śaste hyadhikā ca sarasvatī

Praised are the balance-gifts: cows, earth, and Sarasvatī (learning). Two of them are held to be of equal weight, and Sarasvatī is greater.

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SiP 5 14.5

नित्य ह्यनुडुहो गावच्छत्रं वस्त्रमुपानहौ ।। देयानि याचमानेभ्यः पानमन्नं तथैव च अग्निर्हि देवतास्सर्वाः सुवर्णं च हुताशनः ।। तस्मात्सुवर्णं दत्त्वा च दत्तास्स्युस्सर्वदेवताः कृत्वा पापान्यशेषाणि सबंधुस्ससुहृज्जनः ।। दिवि संक्रीडते व्यास यावदिन्द्राश्चतुर्दश पात्रे प्रयुक्तं द्रविणं मयाऽद्य प्रमाणपूर्णं निहितं तुलायाम्।। तेनैव सार्धं तु ममावशेषं कृताकृतं यत्सुकृतं समेतु

nitya hyanuḍuho gāvacchatraṃ vastramupānahau || deyāni yācamānebhyaḥ pānamannaṃ tathaiva ca agnirhi devatāssarvāḥ suvarṇaṃ ca hutāśanaḥ || tasmātsuvarṇaṃ dattvā ca dattāssyussarvadevatāḥ kṛtvā pāpānyaśeṣāṇi sabaṃdhussasuhṛjjanaḥ || divi saṃkrīḍate vyāsa yāvadindrāścaturdaśa pātre prayuktaṃ draviṇaṃ mayā'dya pramāṇapūrṇaṃ nihitaṃ tulāyām|| tenaiva sārdhaṃ tu mamāvaśeṣaṃ kṛtākṛtaṃ yatsukṛtaṃ sametu

Constantly, indeed, oxen, cows, an umbrella, cloth and sandals are to be given to those who ask, and likewise drink and food. Fire is all the deities, and gold too is the fire-eater; therefore, by giving gold, all the deities become (as if) given (worship). Having made an end of sins without remainder, together with his kin and friends he sports in heaven, O Vyāsa, for as long as fourteen Indras (endure). 'The wealth applied by me today to a worthy recipient, laid full measure on the balance — together with that very (gift) let whatever merit of mine remains, done or not done, come (to me).'

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SiP 5 14.6

संकल्पविहितोयोऽर्थो ब्राह्मणेभ्यः प्रदीयते ।। अर्थिभ्योऽपीडितेभ्यश्च मनस्वी तेन जायते

saṃkalpavihitoyo'rtho brāhmaṇebhyaḥ pradīyate || arthibhyo'pīḍitebhyaśca manasvī tena jāyate

Whatever wealth, set aside by (formal) resolve, is given to brāhmaṇas and to petitioners who are not oppressive, by that (giver) one becomes high-minded.

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SiP 5 14.7

कनकं च तिला नागाः कन्या दासी गृहं रथः ।। मणयः कपिला गावो महादानानि वै दश

kanakaṃ ca tilā nāgāḥ kanyā dāsī gṛhaṃ rathaḥ || maṇayaḥ kapilā gāvo mahādānāni vai daśa

Gold, sesame seeds, elephants, a maiden, a female slave, a house, a chariot, gems, and tawny cows — these are the ten great gifts.

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SiP 5 14.8

गृहीत्वैतानि सर्वाणि ब्राह्मणो ज्ञानवित्सदा ।। वदान्यांस्तारयेत्सद्यो ह्यात्मानं च न संशयः

gṛhītvaitāni sarvāṇi brāhmaṇo jñānavitsadā || vadānyāṃstārayetsadyo hyātmānaṃ ca na saṃśayaḥ

Having received all these, the brāhmaṇa who knows knowledge always at once carries the liberal givers across, and himself too; there is no doubt.

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SiP 5 14.9

सुवर्णं ये प्रयच्छंति नराश्शुद्धेन चेतसा ।। देवतास्तं प्रयच्छंति समंतादिति मे श्रुवम्

suvarṇaṃ ye prayacchaṃti narāśśuddhena cetasā || devatāstaṃ prayacchaṃti samaṃtāditi me śruvam

Those men who bestow gold with a pure mind — the deities bestow (all) on him from every side: this is certain in my view.

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SiP 5 14.11

पृथ्वीदानं महाश्रेष्ठं सर्वकामफलप्रदम् ।। सौवर्णं च विशेषेण यत्कृतं पृथुना पुरा

pṛthvīdānaṃ mahāśreṣṭhaṃ sarvakāmaphalapradam || sauvarṇaṃ ca viśeṣeṇa yatkṛtaṃ pṛthunā purā

The gift of earth is greatly excellent, granting the fruit of all desires — and especially the golden one, which was made of old by Pṛthu.

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SiP 5 14.12

दीयमानां प्रपश्यंति पृथ्वीं रुक्मसमन्विताम् ।। सर्वपापविनिर्मुक्तास्ते यांति परमां गतिम्

dīyamānāṃ prapaśyaṃti pṛthvīṃ rukmasamanvitām || sarvapāpavinirmuktāste yāṃti paramāṃ gatim

(Those who) behold the earth being given together with gold, they, freed from all sins, go to the highest goal.

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SiP 5 14.13

अथान्यच्च प्रवक्ष्यामि दानं सर्वोत्तमं मुने ।। कांतारं यन्न पश्यंति यमस्य बहुदुःखदम्

athānyacca pravakṣyāmi dānaṃ sarvottamaṃ mune || kāṃtāraṃ yanna paśyaṃti yamasya bahuduḥkhadam

Now I shall declare another gift, the best of all, O sage — (that) by which they do not behold Yama's wilderness, which gives much pain.

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SiP 5 14.14

कुर्यात्कांतारदानं हि विधिना शुद्धमानसः ।। न्यायार्जितेन द्रव्येण वित्तशाठ्यविवर्जितः

kuryātkāṃtāradānaṃ hi vidhinā śuddhamānasaḥ || nyāyārjitena dravyeṇa vittaśāṭhyavivarjitaḥ

With pure mind one should make the gift of the wilderness according to rule, with wealth honestly earned, free from miserliness about money.

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SiP 5 14.15

तिलप्रस्थमयीं कृत्वा धेनुं सर्वगुणान्विताम् ।। धेनुवत्सं सुवर्णं च सुदिव्यं सर्वलक्षणम्

tilaprasthamayīṃ kṛtvā dhenuṃ sarvaguṇānvitām || dhenuvatsaṃ suvarṇaṃ ca sudivyaṃ sarvalakṣaṇam

Having made a cow out of a prastha-measure of sesame seeds, endowed with all good qualities, and (having made) the cow's calf of gold, most splendid and possessing all the (auspicious) marks —

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SiP 5 14.16

पद्ममष्टदलं कृत्वा कुंकुमाक्ताक्षतैश्शुभैः ।। पूजयेत्तत्र रुद्रादीन्सर्वान्देवान्सुभक्तितः

padmamaṣṭadalaṃ kṛtvā kuṃkumāktākṣataiśśubhaiḥ || pūjayettatra rudrādīnsarvāndevānsubhaktitaḥ

Having made an eight-petalled lotus with auspicious unhusked grains smeared with saffron, one should there worship Rudra and all the (other) gods with good devotion.

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SiP 5 14.17

एवं संपूज्य तां दद्याद्ब्राह्मणाय स्वशक्तितः ।। सरत्नां सहिरण्यां च सर्वाभरणभूषिताम्

evaṃ saṃpūjya tāṃ dadyādbrāhmaṇāya svaśaktitaḥ || saratnāṃ sahiraṇyāṃ ca sarvābharaṇabhūṣitām

Having worshipped her thus, he should give her to a brahmin according to his means, together with jewels and gold, and adorned with all ornaments.

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SiP 5 14.18

ततो नक्तं समश्नीयाद्दीपान्दद्यात्तु विस्तरात् ।। कार्तिक्यामिति कर्तव्यं पूर्णिमायां प्रयत्नतः

tato naktaṃ samaśnīyāddīpāndadyāttu vistarāt || kārtikyāmiti kartavyaṃ pūrṇimāyāṃ prayatnataḥ

Then he should eat at night (only), and should give lamps abundantly. This is to be done with effort on the Kārttika full-moon day.

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SiP 5 14.19

एवं यः कुरुते सम्यग्विधानेन स्वशक्तितः ।। यममार्गभयं घोरं नरकं च न पश्यति

evaṃ yaḥ kurute samyagvidhānena svaśaktitaḥ || yamamārgabhayaṃ ghoraṃ narakaṃ ca na paśyati

He who does this properly, according to the prescribed rite and according to his means, does not see the dread terror of Yama's road, nor hell.

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SiP 5 14.21

विधितो गोश्च दानं वै सर्वोत्तममिह स्मृतम् ।। न तेन सदृशं व्यास परं दानं प्रकीर्तितम्

vidhito gośca dānaṃ vai sarvottamamiha smṛtam || na tena sadṛśaṃ vyāsa paraṃ dānaṃ prakīrtitam

The gift of a cow, made according to the rule, is held here to be the best of all; no higher gift than that is proclaimed, O Vyāsa.

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SiP 5 14.22

प्रयच्छते यः कपिलां सवत्सां स्वर्णशृंगिकाम् ।। कांस्यपात्रां रौप्यखुरां सर्वलक्षणलक्षिताम्

prayacchate yaḥ kapilāṃ savatsāṃ svarṇaśṛṃgikām || kāṃsyapātrāṃ raupyakhurāṃ sarvalakṣaṇalakṣitām

He who bestows a tawny cow with her calf, her horns (gilded) with gold, with a bronze vessel (for milking) and silver-shod hooves, marked with all the (auspicious) signs —

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SiP 5 14.23

तैस्तैर्गुणैः कामदुघा भूत्वा सा गौरुपैति तम्।। प्रदातारं नरं व्यास परत्रेह च जन्मनि

taistairguṇaiḥ kāmadughā bhūtvā sā gaurupaiti tam|| pradātāraṃ naraṃ vyāsa paratreha ca janmani

by each of those merits that cow, becoming a wish-fulfilling cow, comes to him, to the man who gave her, O Vyāsa, both in the next world and in this birth.

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SiP 5 14.24

यद्यदिष्टतमं लोके यदस्ति दयितं गृहे।। तत्तद्गुणवते देयं तदेवाक्षयमिच्छता

yadyadiṣṭatamaṃ loke yadasti dayitaṃ gṛhe|| tattadguṇavate deyaṃ tadevākṣayamicchatā

Whatever is most desired in the world, whatever is cherished in the house, that very thing should be given by one who wishes it to be imperishable to a man possessed of merit.

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SiP 5 14.25

तुलापुरुषदानं हि दानानां दानमुत्तमम्।। तुलासंरोहणं कार्यं यदीच्छेच्छ्रेय आत्मनः

tulāpuruṣadānaṃ hi dānānāṃ dānamuttamam|| tulāsaṃrohaṇaṃ kāryaṃ yadīcchecchreya ātmanaḥ

The gift of a tulāpuruṣa (one's own weight in gold) is indeed the best gift among gifts; the mounting of the scales should be performed if one desires one's own welfare.

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SiP 5 14.26

यत्कृत्वा मुच्यते पापैर्वधबंधकृतोद्भवैः ।। तुलादानं महत्पुण्यं सर्वपापक्षयंकरम्

yatkṛtvā mucyate pāpairvadhabaṃdhakṛtodbhavaiḥ || tulādānaṃ mahatpuṇyaṃ sarvapāpakṣayaṃkaram

By doing which one is freed from the sins arising from killing and imprisoning — the gift of (one's weight in) the balance is of great merit, destroying all sins.

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SiP 5 14.27

कृत्वा पापान्यशेषाणि तुलादानं करोति यः।। सर्वैस्तु पातकैर्मुक्तः स दिवं यात्यसंशयम्

kṛtvā pāpānyaśeṣāṇi tulādānaṃ karoti yaḥ|| sarvaistu pātakairmuktaḥ sa divaṃ yātyasaṃśayam

He who, having committed sins without exception, performs the balance-gift, is freed from all the grave sins and goes to heaven — of this there is no doubt.

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SiP 5 14.28

पापं कृतं यद्दिवसे निशायां द्विसंध्योर्मध्यदिने निशांते।। कालत्रये कायमनोवचोभिस्तुलापुमान्वै तदपाकरोति

pāpaṃ kṛtaṃ yaddivase niśāyāṃ dvisaṃdhyormadhyadine niśāṃte|| kālatraye kāyamanovacobhistulāpumānvai tadapākaroti

Whatever sin has been done by day, by night, at the two twilights, at midday, at the end of night — in the three times, by body, mind and speech — the tulāpuruṣa (gift) removes it.

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SiP 5 14.29

बालेन वृद्धेन मया हि यूना विजानता ज्ञानपरेण पापम्।। तत्सर्वमेवाशु कृतं मदीयं तुलापुमान्वै हरतु स्मरारिः

bālena vṛddhena mayā hi yūnā vijānatā jñānapareṇa pāpam|| tatsarvamevāśu kṛtaṃ madīyaṃ tulāpumānvai haratu smarāriḥ

Whatever sin (was done) by me as a child, as an old man, as a youth, knowingly, or (even) while intent on knowledge — all that of mine, quickly done, let the tulāpuruṣa, (which is) the foe of Smara (Śiva), take away.

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SiP 5 14.31

सनत्कुमार उवाच ।। एवमुच्चार्य्य तं दद्यात् द्विजेभ्यः सर्वदा हितः ।। नैकस्यापि प्रदातव्यं न निस्तारस्ततो भवेत्

sanatkumāra uvāca || evamuccāryya taṃ dadyāt dvijebhyaḥ sarvadā hitaḥ || naikasyāpi pradātavyaṃ na nistārastato bhavet

Sanatkumāra said: Having pronounced (this) thus, one who is always well-disposed should give it to brahmins. It should not be given to one alone, for from that there would be no deliverance.

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SiP 5 14.32

ददात्येवं तु यो व्यास तुलापुरुषमुत्तमम् ।। हत्वा पापं दिव्यं तिष्ठेद्यावदिन्द्राश्चतुर्द्दश

dadātyevaṃ tu yo vyāsa tulāpuruṣamuttamam || hatvā pāpaṃ divyaṃ tiṣṭhedyāvadindrāścaturddaśa

He who thus gives the excellent tulāpuruṣa, O Vyāsa, having destroyed his sin, would dwell in heaven for as long as fourteen Indras (endure).

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