Shloka 39

गौतमविघ्नप्रकरणम्

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

Devanagari script

यावदाश्रममध्ये त्वं तावदेव हविर्भुजः । पितरश्च न गृह्णंति ह्यस्मद्दत्तं हि किञ्चन

Transliteration

yāvadāśramamadhye tvaṃ tāvadeva havirbhujaḥ | pitaraśca na gṛhṇaṃti hyasmaddattaṃ hi kiñcana

Translation

So long as you remain within the bounds of the āśrama, you are indeed the consumer of the havis, the oblation; and the Pitṛs, the Ancestors, do not accept anything at all that is offered by us.

Word by Word

• यावत्: as long as
• यावत्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यावत् (अव्यय/संबन्ध-शब्द)
• Form: परिमाण/अवधि-वाचक अव्यय (correlative: as long as)

• आश्रममध्ये: in the midst of the hermitage
• आश्रममध्ये: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आश्रम + मध्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular); सप्तमी-तत्पुरुष (in the middle of the āśrama)

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); सर्वनाम

• तावत्: so long
• तावत्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तावत् (अव्यय/संबन्ध-शब्द)
• Form: परिमाण/तावत्-अव्यय (correlative: so long/that long)

• एव: indeed / only
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• हविर्भुजः: the oblation-eaters (gods)
• हविर्भुजः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हविस् + भुज् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural); उपपद-तत्पुरुष (havis-eaters)

• पितरः: the ancestors
• पितरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

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

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negative particle)

• गृह्णन्ति: accept / take
• गृह्णन्ति: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ग्रह् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural); परस्मैपद

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: हेतु/निश्चय-अव्यय (particle: for/indeed)

• अस्मद्-दत्तम्: given by us
• अस्मद्-दत्तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अस्मद् + दत्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √दा)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष ('given by us'); भूतकृदन्त (past participle)

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: हेतु/निश्चय-अव्यय (particle)

• किञ्चन: anything
• किञ्चन: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किञ्चन (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया/प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Acc./Nom.), एकवचन (Singular); अनिश्चित-सर्वनाम (indefinite pronoun: anything)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha

Ritual Elements

Offering: naivedya

Characters & Entities

• Pitrs

FAQs

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

The verse stresses maryādā (sacred discipline): spiritual acts bear fruit only when done within rightful dharmic boundaries. When order is violated, even offerings meant for higher recipients (like the Pitṛs) fail to connect, indicating that purity of conduct is integral to grace and merit.

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

In Shaiva practice, Saguna Shiva worship (including Linga-pūjā) is upheld by niyama—cleanliness, right place, and right conduct. The verse echoes that without observing prescribed limits and sanctity, ritual intention does not reach its divine or ancestral recipients, reinforcing disciplined devotion as part of Shiva-bhakti.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Maintain āśrama-niyama and ritual purity: perform offerings (homa, tarpaṇa, śrāddha) in the proper place and manner, supported by Shiva-oriented japa (e.g., the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) to steady the mind and preserve sanctity.