Shloka 67

Devanagari script

वेदव्यासं तु योगीन्द्रं पुत्रं तुष्टः पिनाक धृक् । पराशराय च ददौ जरामृत्युविवर्जितम्

Transliteration

vedavyāsaṃ tu yogīndraṃ putraṃ tuṣṭaḥ pināka dhṛk | parāśarāya ca dadau jarāmṛtyuvivarjitam

Translation

Pleased, the bearer of the Pināka (Lord Śiva) granted his son, the supreme yogin Vedavyāsa; and he also bestowed upon Parāśara a state free from old age and death.

Word by Word

• vedavyāsam: Vedavyāsa
• vedavyāsam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: veda-vyāsa (प्रातिपदिक; वेद + व्यास)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (पुंलिङ्ग), Dvitīyā (2nd/द्वितीया), Ekavacana (एकवचन)

• tu: indeed; but
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध; discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Viśeṣa/avadhāraṇa-nipāta (विशेष/अवधारण-निपात)

• yogīndram: lord of yogins; chief yogi
• yogīndram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yogin-indra (प्रातिपदिक; योगिन् + इन्द्र)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (पुंलिङ्ग), Dvitīyā (2nd/द्वितीया), Ekavacana (एकवचन); appositional to vedavyāsam

• putram: son
• putram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: putra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (पुंलिङ्ग), Dvitīyā (2nd/द्वितीया), Ekavacana (एकवचन); appositional

• tuṣṭaḥ: pleased; satisfied
• tuṣṭaḥ: Karta-viśeṣaṇa (कर्तृ-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √tuṣ + ta (धातु-कृदन्त)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (पुंलिङ्ग), Prathamā (1st/प्रथमा), Ekavacana (एकवचन); bhūta-kṛdanta (past participle) used predicatively

• pināka-dhṛk: bearer of the Pināka (bow)
• pināka-dhṛk: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pināka-dhṛk (प्रातिपदिक; पिनाक + धृक्)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (पुंलिङ्ग), Prathamā (1st/प्रथमा), Ekavacana (एकवचन); epithet of Śiva

• parāśarāya: to Parāśara
• parāśarāya: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान; recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: parāśara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (पुंलिङ्ग), Caturthī (4th/चतुर्थी), Ekavacana (एकवचन)

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Samuccaya-nipāta (समुच्चय-निपात)

• dadau: gave; bestowed
• dadau: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dā (धातु)
• Form: Liṭ-lakāra (लिट्; perfect), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd/प्रथमपुरुष), Ekavacana (एकवचन); parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)

• jarā-mṛtyu-vivarjitam: free from old age and death
• jarā-mṛtyu-vivarjitam: Karma-anvaya (कर्मान्वय, adjectival to object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: jarā-mṛtyu-vivarjita (प्रातिपदिक; जरा + मृत्यु + विवर्जित)
• Form: Napumsaka (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Dvitīyā (2nd/द्वितीया), Ekavacana (एकवचन); viśeṣaṇa to (implicit) gift/boon or to vedavyāsam (contextual)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Vedavyasa
• Parashara

FAQs

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

It highlights Śiva as Pati (the Lord) whose grace can elevate a realized sage (like Vedavyāsa) and can also bestow the highest transcendence—freedom from the bondage of decay and death—signifying mokṣa beyond pāśa (bondage).

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

The verse presents Śiva in a personal, saguna mode (Pinākadhṛk) who actively grants boons; in Śaiva practice, such grace is approached through Linga worship, devotion, and disciplined yoga, culminating in the Lord’s anugraha (saving favor).

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The implied takeaway is Śiva-upāsanā joined with yoga—steady meditation on Śiva (often supported by pañcākṣarī japa, Tripuṇḍra, and Rudrākṣa in Śaiva tradition) to become fit for the Lord’s liberating grace.