Shloka 44

गौतमविघ्नप्रकरणम्

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

Devanagari script

यावच्चैवाभिशापो वै तावत्कार्य्यं न किंचन । न कर्मण्यधिकारोऽस्ति दैवे पित्र्येऽथ वैदिके

Transliteration

yāvaccaivābhiśāpo vai tāvatkāryyaṃ na kiṃcana | na karmaṇyadhikāro'sti daive pitrye'tha vaidike

Translation

So long as the curse remains in force, nothing at all is to be undertaken; one has no entitlement to perform rites for the gods, for the ancestors, or the Vedic duties.

Word by Word

• यावत्: as long as
• यावत्: Kālādhi karaṇa (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यावत् (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: अव्यय; यावत्तावत्-सम्बन्धे परिमाण/कालवाचक (correlative ‘as long as’)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय

• एव: indeed, just
• एव: Vākyaprayojaka (वाक्यप्रयोजक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारणार्थ (emphatic/only)

• अभिशापः: curse
• अभिशापः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अभिशाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता), एकवचन

• वै: indeed
• वै: Vākyaprayojaka (वाक्यप्रयोजक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), निश्चयार्थ/प्रसिद्ध्यर्थ

• तावत्: so long
• तावत्: Kālādhi karaṇa (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तावत् (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: अव्यय; परिमाण/कालवाचक (correlative ‘so long/that long’)

• कार्यम्: duty, action to be done
• कार्यम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कार्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता/विधेय), एकवचन

• न: not
• न: Pratiṣedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negation particle)

• किञ्चन: anything
• किञ्चन: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किञ्चन (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; अनिश्चित/अल्पार्थ (‘anything at all’)

• न: not
• न: Pratiṣedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय

• कर्मणि: in action/ritual work
• कर्मणि: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण), एकवचन

• अधिकारः: eligibility, authority
• अधिकारः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अधिकार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता), एकवचन

• अस्ति: is
• अस्ति: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान/Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• दैवे: in divine (rites)
• दैवे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दैव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण), एकवचन; विशेषण (of ‘karman’)

• पित्र्ये: in ancestral (rites)
• पित्र्ये: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पित्र्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण), एकवचन; विशेषण

• अथ: and then, also
• अथ: Vākyasaṃbandha (वाक्यसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनन्तरार्थ/प्रकरणान्तरसूचक (then/and further)

• वैदिके: in Vedic (rites)
• वैदिके: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वैदिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण), एकवचन; विशेषण

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Īśāna

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga passage; it states the juridical-ritual consequence of śāpa: suspension of adhikāra for deva-, pitṛ-, and vaidika-karmas until the bondage is lifted.

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that a binding curse blocks one’s ritual eligibility, highlighting that dharmic action depends on inner and outer fitness; in Shaiva understanding, such obstruction urges surrender to Shiva, the Lord of karma, who alone can remove impediments.

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

When formal Vedic and ancestral rites are restricted, devotion to Saguna Shiva—especially through Linga-centered remembrance, prayer, and seeking Shiva’s grace—becomes the primary refuge, since Shiva can purify and restore adhikara.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is to focus on Shiva-bhakti: japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), mental worship of the Linga, and humble repentance—seeking the lifting of the curse before resuming deva- and pitṛ-rites.