Shloka 14

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

Devanagari script

पितुश्चापरितोषेण गुरोर्दोग्ध्रीवधेन च । अप्रोक्षितोपयोगाच्च त्रिविधस्ते व्यतिक्रमः

Transliteration

pituścāparitoṣeṇa gurordogdhrīvadhena ca | aprokṣitopayogācca trividhaste vyatikramaḥ

Translation

By displeasing your father, by killing the guru’s milk-cow, and by using what was not ritually purified (sprinkled/cleansed), your transgression is threefold.

Word by Word

• पितुः: of (your) father
• पितुः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

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

• अपरितोषेण: by (his) dissatisfaction/displeasure
• अपरितोषेण: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अपरितोष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन; भाववाचक (state)

• गुरोः: of the teacher
• गुरोः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुरु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• दोग्ध्रीवधेन: by the killing of the milch-cow
• दोग्ध्रीवधेन: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दोग्ध्री (प्रातिपदिक) + वध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (दोग्ध्र्याः वधः)

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

• अप्रोक्षितोपयोगात्: from/owing to the use of (food) not sprinkled (with purifying water)
• अप्रोक्षितोपयोगात्: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अ-प्रोक्षित (कृदन्त; √प्रक्ष् क्त, neg.) + उपयोग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/अपादान), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (अप्रोक्षितस्य उपयोगः)

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

• त्रिविधः: threefold
• त्रिविधः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रिविध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; द्विगु-समासः (त्रयः विधाः यस्य)

• ते: your
• ते: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: मध्यमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• व्यतिक्रमः: transgression/violation
• व्यतिक्रमः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्यतिक्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Shiva (instructing within the Umāsaṃhitā discourse)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Guru
• Father

FAQs

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

It identifies three dharmic breaches—toward father, guru, and ritual purity—that thicken pāśa (bondage) and obstruct the sādhaka’s approach to Pati (Shiva) in Shaiva Siddhanta.

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

Linga-worship requires inner reverence and outer discipline; honoring father and guru sustains right conduct, and avoiding aprokṣita use preserves the sanctity of offerings and worship in Saguna Shiva practice.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Maintain śauca (purity) before puja—sprinkle/cleanse items properly, approach worship after respectful remembrance of guru and elders, and keep the mind restrained while repeating the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya).