Shloka 37

ऋषभचरित्रवर्णनम् (Ṛṣabha-caritra-varṇanam) — “Account of Ṛṣabha’s Sacred Narrative”

Devanagari script

तैः साकं द्रढयिष्यामि योगमार्गं प्रजापते । करिष्यामि साहाय्यं वै वेदव्यासस्य सन्मुने

Transliteration

taiḥ sākaṃ draḍhayiṣyāmi yogamārgaṃ prajāpate | kariṣyāmi sāhāyyaṃ vai vedavyāsasya sanmune

Translation

Along with them, O Prajāpati, I shall firmly establish the path of Yoga; and indeed, O venerable sage, I shall render assistance to the noble Vedavyāsa.

Word by Word

• तैः: with them
• तैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• साकम्: together with
• साकम्: Sahārtha (सहार्थ/associative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: साकम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सहार्थक (comitative adverb/particle)

• द्रढयिष्यामि: I will strengthen
• द्रढयिष्यामि: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृढ (प्रातिपदिक) → दृढय् (नामधातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), उत्तम-पुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद; नामधातु-प्रयोग: 'to make firm/strengthen'

• योग-मार्गम्: the path of yoga
• योग-मार्गम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योग (प्रातिपदिक) + मार्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: 'योगस्य मार्गः'

• प्रजापते: O Prajāpati
• प्रजापते: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रजापति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन

• करिष्यामि: I will do/make
• करिष्यामि: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), उत्तम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• साहाय्यम्: assistance, help
• साहाय्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: साहाय्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• वै: indeed, surely
• वै: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle, emphasis/assurance)

• वेद-व्यासस्य: of Vedavyāsa
• वेद-व्यासस्य: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेद (प्रातिपदिक) + व्यास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारय: 'वेदानां व्यासः' / 'Veda-arranger' (proper name)

• सत्-मुने: O good sage
• सत्-मुने: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत् (प्रातिपदिक) + मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारय: 'सन् मुनिः' = 'good sage'

Speaker

Lord Shiva

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not a jyotirliṅga episode; the verse frames Śiva’s salvific pedagogy—strengthening yogamārga and aiding Vyāsa’s redaction/teaching work.

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Prajapati
• Vedavyasa

FAQs

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

The verse presents Shiva as Pati—the supreme Lord who actively establishes the yogic means to liberation, strengthening the discipline that leads the bound soul (pashu) beyond bondage (pāśa) toward grace and moksha.

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

By ‘establishing the path of Yoga,’ Shiva indicates a lived sādhana grounded in devotion and disciplined practice; in the Shiva Purana this is commonly supported by Saguna worship—such as Linga-upāsanā—through which the mind becomes steady and fit for higher realization.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The takeaway is committed yogic practice under Shiva’s guidance: steady meditation and dhyāna supported by Shaiva observances—japa of Shiva’s mantra (especially the Panchākṣarī, Om Namaḥ Śivāya), and purity disciplines often accompanied by bhasma and rudrākṣa where taught in the tradition.