Shloka 102

Vyāsotpatti-kathana

Account of the Birth/Origin of Vyāsa

Devanagari script

त्वमेव परमं ब्रह्म मायापाशनिवर्तकः । गुणत्रयैर्न लिप्तस्त्वं पद्मपत्रमिवांभसा

Transliteration

tvameva paramaṃ brahma māyāpāśanivartakaḥ | guṇatrayairna liptastvaṃ padmapatramivāṃbhasā

Translation

You alone are the Supreme Brahman, the One who removes the bondage of Māyā. Though present amid the three guṇas, you are not tainted by them—like a lotus leaf untouched by water.

Word by Word

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• एव: alone/indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात) of emphasis

• परमम्: supreme
• परमम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: parama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; adjective to 'brahma'

• ब्रह्म: Brahman (Absolute)
• ब्रह्म: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• माया-पाश-निवर्तकः: remover of the bonds of māyā
• माया-पाश-निवर्तकः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: māyā (प्रातिपदिक) + pāśa (प्रातिपदिक) + ni-√vṛt (धातु) + nivartaka (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, ण्वुल्)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; agent noun meaning ‘one who causes cessation/removal’

• गुण-त्रयैः: by the three qualities
• गुण-त्रयैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: guṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + traya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Negation particle (निषेध-निपात)

• लिप्तः: smeared/tainted
• लिप्तः: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √lip (धातु) + lipta (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, क्त)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त/PPP), Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; predicative with implied 'asi'

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• पद्म-पत्रम्: lotus leaf
• पद्म-पत्रम्: Upamāna (उपमान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: padma (प्रातिपदिक) + patra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• इव: like/as
• इव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iva (अव्यय)
• Form: Comparative particle (उपमा-निपात)

• अम्भसा: by water/with water
• अम्भसा: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ambhas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular

Speaker

A devotee-supplicant praising Lord Shiva in the Umāsaṃhitā discourse (as narrated within Suta Goswami’s overarching narration)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It identifies Shiva as Parabrahman (Pati) who alone can cut the māyā-pāśa (bondage), and teaches that he remains untouched by the guṇas, making him the reliable refuge for liberation.

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

Though Shiva is declared beyond the guṇas (nirguṇa), devotees approach him through saguna worship such as the Śiva-liṅga; the verse supports this by showing he can be present in the world without being contaminated by it.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Meditate on Shiva as the remover of māyā-bondage while repeating the Pañcākṣarī mantra (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), cultivating detachment—like the lotus leaf in water—along with simple Śiva-pūjā (liṅga abhiṣeka) where possible.