Shloka 47

Vyāsotpatti-kathana

Account of the Birth/Origin of Vyāsa

Devanagari script

काञ्चीं च त्र्यम्बकं चापि सप्तगोदावरीतटम् । कालञ्जरं प्रभासं च तथा बदरिकाश्रमम्

Transliteration

kāñcīṃ ca tryambakaṃ cāpi saptagodāvarītaṭam | kālañjaraṃ prabhāsaṃ ca tathā badarikāśramam

Translation

And (one should visit) Kāñcī, and also Tryambaka; the bank of the Godāvarī at Saptagodāvarī; Kālañjara, Prabhāsa, and likewise Badarikāśrama.

Word by Word

• काञ्चीम्: Kāñcī (Kanchipuram)
• काञ्चीम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāñcī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

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

• त्र्यम्बकम्: Tryambaka (place of Tryambaka)
• त्र्यम्बकम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tryambaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (तीर्थ-नाम)

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

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), समुच्चय/अपि-भाव

• सप्तगोदावरीतटम्: the bank of the Godāvarī (at the seven [spots])
• सप्तगोदावरीतटम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sapta (प्रातिपदिक) + godāvarī (प्रातिपदिक) + taṭa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (गोदावरी-तटम्), पूर्वपदेन ‘सप्त’ इति विशेषण-सम्बन्धः

• कालञ्जरम्: Kālañjara
• कालञ्जरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kālañjara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (तीर्थ/पर्वत-नाम)

• प्रभासम्: Prabhāsa
• प्रभासम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prabhāsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (तीर्थ-नाम)

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

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb), ‘एवम्/तद्वत्’ अर्थे

• बदरिकाश्रमम्: Badrikā-āśrama (Badrinath hermitage)
• बदरिकाश्रमम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: badarikā (प्रातिपदिक) + āśrama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (बदरिकायाः आश्रमः)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Uma-saṃhitā teachings to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Tryambakeśvara

Jyotirlinga Context

Jyotirlinga: Tryambakeśvara

Sthala Purana: Tryambaka is explicitly named; the kṣetra is famed as the source-region of the Godāvarī and a major liṅga-sthāna where Śiva is worshiped as Tryambakeśvara, drawing pilgrims for purification and ancestral rites.

Significance: Darśana and snāna at Godāvarī/Kuśāvarta are sought for pāpa-kṣaya, pitṛ-kārya support, and Śiva’s grace toward mokṣa-oriented life.

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: tryambakaṃ yajāmahe sugandhiṃ puṣṭivardhanam | urvārukamiva bandhanān mṛtyor mukṣīya mā'mṛtāt ||

Type: mahamrityunjaya

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse enumerates Śiva-hallowed kṣetras and tīrthas, teaching that contact with such sanctified places—when joined to bhakti and right intention—supports purification of pāśa (bondage) and steady remembrance of Pati (Śiva), aiding the seeker toward mokṣa.

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

These locations are renowned for Saguna-Śiva worship through the Liṅga and temple presence; the pilgrim is encouraged to approach Śiva in accessible form (arcā/liṅga) while cultivating inner devotion that matures toward realizing Śiva’s transcendent nature.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Undertake tīrtha-yātrā with śaucā (purity), offer water/abhiṣeka at Śiva shrines, and keep japa of the Pañcākṣarī—“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—as the core inner practice during the journey.