Shloka 28

गौतमविघ्नप्रकरणम्

Episode of Obstacles to Gautama; Gaṇeśa’s Appearing Through Misguided Worship

Devanagari script

तदन्तरे च यज्जातं चरितं वरयोगतः । तद्दुष्टर्षिप्रभावात्तु श्रूयतां तन्मुनीश्वराः

Transliteration

tadantare ca yajjātaṃ caritaṃ varayogataḥ | tadduṣṭarṣiprabhāvāttu śrūyatāṃ tanmunīśvarāḥ

Translation

O best of sages, hear now what occurred in the meantime through the power of a boon-born yoga; indeed, it arose from the influence of that wicked rishi.

Word by Word

• तद्-अन्तरे: in the meantime/within that interval
• तद्-अन्तरे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + अन्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative 7th), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः—तस्य अन्तरे (in the meantime)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• यत्: which/that which
• यत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom/Acc), एकवचन; सम्बन्धवाचक (relative)

• जातम्: arisen/occurred
• जातम्: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/भूतभाव)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु) → जात (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘उत्पन्नम्’

• चरितम्: the episode/deed
• चरितम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चर् (धातु) → चरित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘आचरणम्/वृत्तान्तः’

• वर-योगतः: due to the boon/auspicious conjunction
• वर-योगतः: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वर (प्रातिपदिक) + योग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पञ्चमी-तत्पुरुषात् निष्पन्नम् अव्ययम्; ‘योगतः’ = कारणवाचक (ablatival adverb)

• तद्-दुष्ट-ऋषि-प्रभावात्: because of the power of that wicked sage
• तद्-दुष्ट-ऋषि-प्रभावात्: Hetu (हेतु/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम) + दुष्ट (प्रातिपदिक) + ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रभाव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (Ablative 5th), एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः—तस्य दुष्टऋषेः प्रभावात्

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle)

• श्रूयताम्: let it be heard
• श्रूयताम्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; भावे/कर्मणि प्रयोगः—‘let it be heard’

• तन्-मुनीश्वराः: O sage-lords
• तन्-मुनीश्वराः: Sambodhana/Address (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम) + मुनीश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative 1st), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः—ते मुनीश्वराः (O lords of sages)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Narrative hinge: Sūta signals an ‘interim episode’ caused by vara-yoga (boon efficacy) and the prabhāva (influence) of a duṣṭa-ṛṣi, setting up a karmic/ritual crisis that will unfold in Gautama’s āśrama context.

Characters & Entities

• Sages (Munis)
• A wicked rishi (unnamed)

FAQs

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

The verse frames Shiva-kathā as a purifying hearing practice (śravaṇa) and highlights that even powerful boons and ascetic energies can become binding when driven by impurity—reinforcing the Shaiva Siddhanta emphasis on purification and right intention under Pati (Shiva).

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

By inviting the sages to listen to the unfolding episode, it supports the Purāṇic method of approaching Saguna Shiva through narrative devotion—hearing the Lord’s līlā and related events prepares the mind for reverence toward the Linga and pilgrimage themes central to the Koṭirudrasaṃhitā.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Śravaṇa (devotional listening) of Shiva Purana recitation is implied—particularly in a sacred assembly—serving as a practical takeaway for Mahāśivarātri or daily worship alongside mantra-japa such as the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya).