Shloka 43

Vyāsotpatti-kathana

Account of the Birth/Origin of Vyāsa

Devanagari script

सापि पित्रन्तिकं याता पुत्रस्नेहाकुला सती । स्मरन्ती चरितं सूनोर्वर्णयन्ती स्वभाग्यकम्

Transliteration

sāpi pitrantikaṃ yātā putrasnehākulā satī | smarantī caritaṃ sūnorvarṇayantī svabhāgyakam

Translation

She too went to her father’s presence. Overwhelmed with motherly affection for her son, that virtuous lady kept recalling her son’s deeds and spoke aloud of her own good fortune.

Word by Word

• सा: she
• सा: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात/समुच्चयार्थ (particle: also/even)

• पितृ-अन्तिकम्: to the father’s vicinity
• पितृ-अन्तिकम्: Karma (कर्म/Goal of motion)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्तिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (पितुः अन्तिकम् = near the father)

• याता: went/has gone
• याता: Karta (कर्ता; participle agreeing with subject)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; गत्यर्थे—‘gone’

• पुत्र-स्नेह-आकुला: distressed with love for her son
• पुत्र-स्नेह-आकुला: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier of सा)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक) + स्नेह (प्रातिपदिक) + आकुल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (पुत्रस्नेहेन आकुला = agitated by affection for her son)

• सती: Sati
• सती: Apposition (समनाधिकरण; to सा)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; संज्ञा/विशेषनाम (Sati)

• स्मरन्ती: remembering
• स्मरन्ती: Karta (कर्ता; participle of action by subject)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्मृ (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमानकाले कृदन्त (present active participle); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• चरितम्: the deeds/episode
• चरितम्: Karma (कर्म/Object of स्मरन्ती)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चरित (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त-निष्पन्न)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• सूनोः: of (her) son
• सूनोः: Shashthi-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध/Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूनु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• वर्णयन्ती: describing
• वर्णयन्ती: Karta (कर्ता; participle of action by subject)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वर्णय् (धातु; √वर्ण् + णिच्)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमानकाले कृदन्त (present active participle); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• स्व-भाग्यकम्: her own good fortune
• स्व-भाग्यकम्: Karma (कर्म/Object of वर्णयन्ती)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक) + भाग्यक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (स्वस्य भाग्यकम् = her own fortune)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Highlights smṛti (recollection) and bhāva (affective devotion) as inner pilgrimage; the mother’s attachment also illustrates the binding power of affection (a subtle pāśa) that grace later transforms.

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Parvati
• Shiva
• Kartikeya

FAQs

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

The verse highlights smaraṇa (devotional remembrance): recalling the deeds of the divinely connected one purifies the mind and strengthens bhakti, turning ordinary affection into a sanctifying, God-oriented emotion within Shaiva dharma.

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

By praising and remembering the deeds of Shiva’s divine household, the devotee is led toward saguna-upāsanā—approaching Shiva through His manifest relations and līlā—supporting steady devotion that culminates in deeper contemplation of Shiva as Pati (the Lord).

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice nāma-smaraṇa and līlā-smaraṇa—mentally recount Shiva-related deeds with reverence; this can be paired with japa of the Panchākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” as a focused daily remembrance.