Shloka 137

Vyāsotpatti-kathana

Account of the Birth/Origin of Vyāsa

Devanagari script

एवं व्याससमुत्पन्नः सत्यवत्यां पराशरात् । पुराणसंहिताश्चक्रे महाभारतमुत्तमम्

Transliteration

evaṃ vyāsasamutpannaḥ satyavatyāṃ parāśarāt | purāṇasaṃhitāścakre mahābhāratamuttamam

Translation

Thus Vyāsa was born of Parāśara through Satyavatī. He then composed the compendia of the Purāṇas and also the supreme epic, the Mahābhārata.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of manner)

• व्याससमुत्पन्नः: Vyāsa, thus born/arisen
• व्याससमुत्पन्नः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: व्यास + समुत्पन्न (सम्+उत्+पद्/पद्→पन्न)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त ‘समुत्पन्न’ (born/arisen) + षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः ‘व्यासः समुत्पन्नः’/‘व्यास-समुत्पन्नः’ (Vyāsa-born/that Vyāsa who was born)

• सत्यवत्याम्: in/through Satyavatī
• सत्यवत्याम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्यवती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• पराशरात्: from Parāśara
• पराशरात्: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पराशर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन

• पुराणसंहिताः: Purāṇa-compilations
• पुराणसंहिताः: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुराण + संहिता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः ‘पुराणानां संहिताः’ (compilations of Purāṇas)

• चक्रे: compiled/made
• चक्रे: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• महाभारतम्: the Mahābhārata
• महाभारतम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाभारत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• उत्तमम्: excellent, supreme
• उत्तमम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying Mahābhārata)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Vyasa
• Satyavati
• Parashara
• Mahabharata
• Puranas

FAQs

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

It establishes Vyāsa as the divinely empowered transmitter of sacred history and Purāṇic wisdom, implying that Purāṇa and Itihāsa are valid means for guiding souls (paśu) toward liberation through right knowledge and devotion to Pati (Śiva).

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

By affirming the authority of the Purāṇas compiled by Vyāsa, it indirectly grounds Purāṇic prescriptions—such as Liṅga worship, Śiva-vratas, and bhakti to Saguna Śiva—as reliable paths taught within the Shiva Purana tradition.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The practical takeaway is svādhyāya (reverent study/recitation) of Purāṇic and Itihāsa teachings as a devotional discipline, supporting mantra-japa and Śiva-upāsanā with scriptural understanding.