Shloka 7

गौतमविघ्नप्रकरणम्

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

Devanagari script

स्वाम्यग्रे विपरीतं च तद्वृत्तं निखिलं ततः । दुष्टाशयाभिः स्त्रीभिश्च ताभिर्वै विनिवेदितम्

Transliteration

svāmyagre viparītaṃ ca tadvṛttaṃ nikhilaṃ tataḥ | duṣṭāśayābhiḥ strībhiśca tābhirvai viniveditam

Translation

Then, in their master’s presence, those women of wicked intent reported the entire incident in a distorted, contrary manner.

Word by Word

• svāmi-agre: before the master
• svāmi-agre: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: svāmin (प्रातिपदिक) + agre (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Locative-indeclinable compound (अव्ययीभाव): ‘in front of the master’; functions adverbially

• viparītam: false/contrary
• viparītam: Karma (कर्म/Object qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: viparīta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); qualifies tadvṛttam

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक)

• tat-vṛttam: that account/incident
• tat-vṛttam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + vṛtta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); तत्पुरुष ‘that account/that occurrence’

• nikhilam: entire
• nikhilam: Karma (कर्म/Object qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nikhila (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); qualifies tatvṛttam

• tataḥ: thereupon/then
• tataḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/क्रम)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: Indeclinable adverb (ततः), sequence/source sense

• duṣṭa-āśayābhiḥ: by the ill-intentioned (women)
• duṣṭa-āśayābhiḥ: Karaṇa (करण/Agent-instrument in passive)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: duṣṭa (प्रातिपदिक) + āśaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural (बहुवचन); बहुव्रीहि ‘by those having wicked intentions’

• strībhiḥ: by women
• strībhiḥ: Karaṇa (करण/Agent-instrument in passive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: strī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural (बहुवचन); apposition to duṣṭāśayābhiḥ

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक)

• tābhiḥ: by them
• tābhiḥ: Karaṇa (करण/Agent-instrument in passive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural (बहुवचन)

• vai: indeed
• vai: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vai (अव्यय)
• Form: Emphatic particle (निपात)

• viniveditam: was reported (in detail)
• viniveditam: Kriyā (क्रिया/Passive predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi-ni-√vid (धातु)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative/Accusative (1st/2nd), Singular (एकवचन); passive predicate: ‘was fully reported’

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It warns that inner motive (āśaya) shapes speech and karma: when intention is impure, even factual events are presented falsely, creating bondage (pāśa) rather than the clarity that supports devotion to Pati (Shiva).

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

Linga-worship emphasizes śuddhi (purification) of mind, speech, and conduct; this verse highlights the opposite tendency—misrepresentation—showing why devotees approach Saguna Shiva with truthfulness and integrity to receive grace.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is vāṅ-niyama (discipline of speech) supported by daily japa of the Panchakshara—“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—and self-examination before worship, so the offering is made with a straight, non-deceptive mind.