Shloka 23

Satyavrata, Vasiṣṭha, and the Crisis of Dharma: Protection, Anger, and Vow-Discipline

Devanagari script

सगरं ससुतं बाहुर्जज्ञे सह गरेण वै । और्वस्याश्रममासाद्य भार्गवेणाभिरक्षितः

Transliteration

sagaraṃ sasutaṃ bāhurjajñe saha gareṇa vai | aurvasyāśramamāsādya bhārgaveṇābhirakṣitaḥ

Translation

গারার দ্বারা বাহুর জন্ম হল, এবং তার সঙ্গে সগর ও তার পুত্রও। ঔর্ব মুনির আশ্রমে পৌঁছে সে ভার্গব (ঔর্ব)-এর দ্বারা রক্ষিত ও নিরাপদ রইল।

Word by Word

• सगरम्: Sagara
• सगरम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सगर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• ससुतम्: together with (his) son
• ससुतम्: विशेषण (Adjectival qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स + सुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; उपपद-समाससदृशः (स- = 'with')

• बाहुः: Bāhu
• बाहुः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाहु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• जज्ञे: was born/was produced
• जज्ञे: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• सह: together with
• सह: सहकारक (Associative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: सह-योगे अव्यय (preposition-like indeclinable)

• गरेण: with poison
• गरेण: सह/करण (Instrument/association)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• वै: indeed
• वै: निपात (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle/emphatic)

• और्वस्य: of Aurva
• और्वस्य: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: और्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• आश्रमम्: hermitage
• आश्रमम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आश्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• आसाद्य: having reached
• आसाद्य: पूर्वकाल (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + सद् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive), 'having reached/approached'

• भार्गवेण: by Bhārgava (Aurva)
• भार्गवेण: कर्ता (Agent in passive)/करण
• Type: Noun
• Root: भार्गव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• अभिरक्षितः: protected
• अभिरक्षितः: कर्मणि-कर्तृ (Patient as subject; passive)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि + रक्ष् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (Past Passive Participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha

Characters & Entities

• Sagara
• Bahu
• Aurva
• Bhargava

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in the Shiva Purana?

The verse highlights śaraṇāgati (taking refuge): when worldly power is unstable, dharma is preserved by seeking protection in a rishi’s āśrama—symbolizing the soul’s movement from insecurity toward Pati (Shiva) through sacred guardianship.

How does this verse relate to the worship of the Linga or Saguna Shiva?

While the verse is narrative, it supports Saguna-Shiva devotion indirectly: protection and right order are maintained through sanctified spaces (āśramas) and dharmic guardians, which in Shaiva practice culminate in approaching Shiva’s presence in the Linga with humility and refuge-seeking.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is daily śaraṇāgati with Panchakshara—japa of “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—and maintaining purity through simple āśrama-like discipline (satya, restraint, and reverence to guru/sages); if practiced, Tripuṇḍra and Rudrākṣa may be adopted as Shaiva supports.