Shloka 12

Satyavrata, Vasiṣṭha, and the Crisis of Dharma: Protection, Anger, and Vow-Discipline

Devanagari script

भोजयामास तच्छ्रुत्वा वसिष्ठो ह्यस्य चुक्रुधे । उवाच च मुनिश्रेष्ठस्तं तदा क्रोधसंयुतः

Transliteration

bhojayāmāsa tacchrutvā vasiṣṭho hyasya cukrudhe | uvāca ca muniśreṣṭhastaṃ tadā krodhasaṃyutaḥ

Translation

Hearing that he had arranged the feast, Vasiṣṭha became enraged. Then that foremost of sages, filled with wrath, spoke to him.

Word by Word

• भोजयामास: caused to eat/fed
• भोजयामास: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भुज् (धातु) [णिच् causative भोजय]
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद; णिच्-प्रयोगः (causative)

• तत्: that
• तत्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (object of श्रुत्वा: 'that')

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: पूर्वकाल (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive), 'having heard'

• वसिष्ठः: Vasiṣṭha
• वसिष्ठः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसिष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• हि: indeed/for
• हि: निपात (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle; causal/emphatic)

• अस्य: of him/this
• अस्य: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• चुक्रुधे: became angry
• चुक्रुधे: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: क्रुध् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

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

• मुनिश्रेष्ठः: the best of sages
• मुनिश्रेष्ठः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि + श्रेष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः (मुनिषु श्रेष्ठः)

• तम्: to him/that one
• तम्: सम्प्रदान/प्रति (Addressee as object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• तदा: then
• तदा: कालाधिकरण (Time adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• क्रोधसंयुतः: filled with anger
• क्रोधसंयुतः: विशेषण (Adjectival qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्रोध + संयुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः (क्रोधेन संयुतः = endowed with anger)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the episode to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Rudra

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Ritual Elements

Offering: naivedya

Characters & Entities

• Vasistha

FAQs

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

The verse highlights krodha (anger) arising even among the great, pointing to anger as a pasha (bond) that disturbs discernment; Shaiva teaching emphasizes transforming such agitation into shanti through devotion, restraint, and remembrance of Shiva as Pati (the liberating Lord).

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

Though not naming the Linga directly, the narrative mood underscores why devotees approach Saguna Shiva—seeking purification of inner faults like anger; Linga-worship symbolizes centering the mind on Shiva so the turbulent impulses that bind the soul subside.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The takeaway is restraint and pacification of krodha through japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and steadying practices like vibhuti (Tripundra) and mindful breath—methods traditionally used to cool the mind and re-establish sattva.