Shloka 3

दुर्वाससः तपः-प्रभावः तथा देवाः ब्रह्म-विष्ण्वोः शरणागमनम् | Durvāsā’s Tapas and the Devas’ Appeal to Brahmā and Viṣṇu

Devanagari script

सुनिर्देशाद्ब्रह्मणो हि सस्त्रीकः पुत्रकाम्यया । स त्र्यक्षकुलनामानं ययौ च तपसे गिरिम्

Transliteration

sunirdeśādbrahmaṇo hi sastrīkaḥ putrakāmyayā | sa tryakṣakulanāmānaṃ yayau ca tapase girim

Translation

By Brahmā’s precise instruction, he—together with his wife and desiring a son—went to the mountain renowned as Tryakṣa-kula, in order to undertake austerities.

Word by Word

• सुनिर्देशात्: from the good instruction
• सुनिर्देशात्: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सु-निर्देश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (अपादान), एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समास (सुन्दरः निर्देशः)

• ब्रह्मणः: of Brahmā
• ब्रह्मणः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: हेतौ/निश्चयार्थक-अव्यय (indeed/for)

• सस्त्रीकः: together with (his) wife
• सस्त्रीकः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स-स्त्रीक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; अव्ययीभाव-समास (स्त्रिया सह)

• पुत्रकाम्यया: due to desire for a son
• पुत्रकाम्यया: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र-काम्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण/हेतु), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (पुत्रस्य काम्या—पुत्रेच्छा)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• त्र्यक्षकुलनामानम्: (the) family-name of Tryakṣa
• त्र्यक्षकुलनामानम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्र्यक्ष-कुल-नामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (त्र्यक्षस्य कुलनाम)

• ययौ: went
• ययौ: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

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

• तपसे: for austerity
• तपसे: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (सम्प्रदान/प्रयोजन), एकवचन

• गिरिम्: to the mountain
• गिरिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गिरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Jyotirlinga Context

Jyotirlinga: Tryambakeśvara

Sthala Purana: The verse names ‘Tryakṣa-kula’ mountain for tapas. This naturally evokes the Tryambaka/three-eyed Śiva locus: a sacred geography where austerity for progeny and dharma culminates in Śiva’s boon-giving presence.

Significance: Tryambakeśvara is famed for removing pāśa (bondage) through śiva-darśana and rites for lineage/ancestral continuity; tapas undertaken in such kṣetras is said to fructify swiftly.

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: (implied by Tryambaka context) oṃ tryambakaṃ yajāmahe sugandhiṃ puṣṭivardhanam | urvārukamiva bandhanān mṛtyor mukṣīya māmṛtāt ||

Type: mahamrityunjaya

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Anasūyā

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Brahma

FAQs

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

The verse highlights that even worldly aims like progeny become spiritually efficacious when pursued through dharmic discipline (tapas) under divine guidance, preparing the seeker to receive Shiva’s grace.

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

The movement to a sacred mountain for austerity reflects the Shiva Purana pattern: approaching a consecrated place and performing disciplined devotion to Saguna Shiva as the accessible doorway to higher realization.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

It suggests undertaking vrata and tapas—steady japa (especially Shiva-mantras), purity observances, and focused meditation—performed in a tirtha-like setting such as a mountain sanctuary.