Shloka 36

Vyāsotpatti-kathana

Account of the Birth/Origin of Vyāsa

Devanagari script

पुराणकर्ता पुत्रस्ते वेदशाखाविभागकृत् । भविष्यति वरारोहे ख्यातकीर्तिर्जगत्त्रये

Transliteration

purāṇakartā putraste vedaśākhāvibhāgakṛt | bhaviṣyati varārohe khyātakīrtirjagattraye

Translation

O fair-hipped one, your son will become a composer of Purāṇas and a divider of the branches of the Vedas; his fame will be renowned throughout the three worlds.

Word by Word

• पुराण-कर्ता: composer of the Purāṇas
• पुराण-कर्ता: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुराण (प्रातिपदिक) + कर्तृ (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः ‘पुराणानां कर्ता’

• पुत्रः: son
• पुत्रः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

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

• वेद-शाखा-विभाग-कृत्: divider/classifier of the Vedic branches
• वेद-शाखा-विभाग-कृत्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेद (प्रातिपदिक) + शाखा (प्रातिपदिक) + विभाग (प्रातिपदिक) + कृत् (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषसमासः ‘वेदशाखानां विभागं करोति’

• भविष्यति: will be
• भविष्यति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• वर-आरोहे: O fair-hipped one
• वर-आरोहे: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर (प्रातिपदिक) + आरोह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः ‘वरः आरोहः यस्याः’

• ख्यात-कीर्तिः: of famed renown
• ख्यात-कीर्तिः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ख्यात (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक) + कीर्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः ‘ख्याता कीर्तिः यस्य’

• जगत्-त्रये: in the three worlds
• जगत्-त्रये: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक) + त्रय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन; द्विगुसमासः ‘त्रीणि जगन्ति’

Speaker

Lord Shiva

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati
• Vedas
• Puranas

FAQs

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

The verse presents Shiva as the supreme guide (Pati) who ensures dharma is preserved through revealed knowledge—Veda and Purāṇa—so beings in all three worlds can access right understanding and progress toward liberation.

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

By affirming that Shiva establishes authoritative scripture and its transmission, the verse supports Saguna Shiva worship (including Linga worship) as grounded in sacred tradition, not mere sentiment—devotion is guided by śāstra.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is śāstra-based japa and devotion—especially the Panchākṣarī mantra (Om Namaḥ Śivāya)—supported by regular study/hearing of Purāṇic teachings to keep practice aligned with dharma.