Shloka 42

गौतमविघ्नप्रकरणम्

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

Devanagari script

ताडितो भर्त्सितो दुष्टैर्गौतमो गिरमब्रवीत् । इतो गच्छामि मुनयो ह्यन्यत्र निवसाम्यहम्

Transliteration

tāḍito bhartsito duṣṭairgautamo giramabravīt | ito gacchāmi munayo hyanyatra nivasāmyaham

Translation

Struck and bitterly reviled by wicked men, the sage Gautama spoke: “O sages, I depart from this place; indeed, I shall dwell elsewhere.”

Word by Word

• ताडितः: struck, beaten
• ताडितः: कर्तृ-विशेषण (कर्ता-सम्बन्धी विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ताडित (कृदन्त; √ताड् धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; past passive participle used adjectivally

• भर्त्सितः: rebuked
• भर्त्सितः: कर्तृ-विशेषण (कर्ता-सम्बन्धी विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भर्त्सित (कृदन्त; √भर्त्स् धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; past passive participle used adjectivally

• दुष्टैः: by the wicked (people)
• दुष्टैः: करण (करणकारक)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुष्ट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन; instrumental plural

• गौतमः: Gautama
• गौतमः: कर्ता (कर्तृकारक)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गौतम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• गिरम्: speech, words
• गिरम्: कर्म (कर्मकारक)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गिर् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• अब्रवीत्: said, spoke
• अब्रवीत्: क्रिया (आख्यात)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• इतः: from here
• इतः: अपादान-अर्थे (स्थान-निर्देश)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अव्यय-प्रकारः: देशवाचक (ablatival adverb)

• गच्छामि: I go
• गच्छामि: क्रिया (आख्यात)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √गम् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, उत्तमपुरुष (1st), एकवचन

• मुनयः: O sages
• मुनयः: सम्बोधन (आह्वान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), बहुवचन; vocative plural

• हि: indeed
• हि: सम्बन्ध/हेतु-प्रदर्शन (emphasis/indeed)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle)

• अन्यत्र: elsewhere
• अन्यत्र: अधिकरण-अर्थे (स्थान)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अन्यत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक अव्यय (locative adverb)

• निवसामि: I dwell, I reside
• निवसामि: क्रिया (आख्यात)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वस् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, उत्तमपुरुष (1st), एकवचन; उपसर्ग: नि-

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: कर्ता (कर्तृकारक)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; pronoun

Speaker

Sage Gautama

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Gautama
• Munis

FAQs

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

It highlights a Shaiva dharmic response to adharma: the sage does not retaliate, but withdraws from hostile company, preserving tapas and inner purity—qualities that support liberation under Pati (Shiva).

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

Though the verse is narrative, it supports the ethos of Saguna Shiva worship: maintaining sattva, humility, and restraint so the devotee’s mind becomes fit for Linga-upasana and grace (anugraha).

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The implied practice is viveka and self-restraint: avoid harmful association, keep steady japa (e.g., Panchakshara “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), and protect one’s sadhana rather than engaging in anger.