Shloka 81

Vyāsotpatti-kathana

Account of the Birth/Origin of Vyāsa

Devanagari script

तुम्बुरुर्नाम गंधर्वो देवर्षिर्नारदस्तथा । अमुमाराध्य संपन्नो गानविद्याविशारदौ

Transliteration

tumbururnāma gaṃdharvo devarṣirnāradastathā | amumārādhya saṃpanno gānavidyāviśāradau

Translation

Tumburu, the Gandharva, and the divine sage Nārada as well—having worshipped Him (Lord Śiva) with devotion—became fully endowed and highly accomplished masters of the science of song and music.

Word by Word

• तुम्बुरुः: Tumburu
• तुम्बुरुः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तुम्बुरु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• नाम: by name
• नाम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; नाम-शब्दः (quotative/‘by name’)

• गन्धर्वः: a Gandharva
• गन्धर्वः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गन्धर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); तुम्बुरोः अप्पोजिशन (apposition)

• देवर्षिः: divine sage
• देवर्षिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव-ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक; देव + ऋषि)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष-प्रायः: ‘देवः ऋषिः’ = divine sage; नारदस्य अप्पोजिशन

• नारदः: Nārada
• नारदः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• तथा: also
• तथा: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/तुल्यतार्थक (also/likewise)

• अमुम्: that one (him)
• अमुम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अदस् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• आराध्य: having worshipped
• आराध्य: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-राध् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययभाव-क्रियाविशेषण (Gerund/Absolutive): ‘having worshipped’

• संपन्नः: accomplished / endowed
• संपन्नः: Kartṛ-samānādhikaraṇa (कर्तृसमानाधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-पद् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषण (predicate adjective)

• गानविद्याविशारदौ: both experts in the art of singing
• गानविद्याविशारदौ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गान-विद्या-विशारद (प्रातिपदिक; गान + विद्या + विशारद)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), द्विवचन (Dual); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: ‘गानस्य विद्या’ (art/knowledge of singing) + ‘विशारद’ (expert) = ‘expert in the knowledge of singing’; तुम्बुरु-नारदयोः विशेषण

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: The verse is a general phala-śruti style statement: celestial musicians (Tumburu, Nārada) attain siddhi in gāna-vidyā by Śiva-upāsanā; no specific Jyotirliṅga-sthala is named here.

Significance: Establishes Śiva as the ultimate source of artistic and spiritual siddhi; devotion to Śiva perfects even divine arts (gandharva-vidyā).

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Narada
• Tumburu

FAQs

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

It teaches that accomplishments—even in refined arts like music—reach true perfection through Śiva’s grace (anugraha) obtained by sincere worship, showing Pati as the giver of both worldly excellence and spiritual uplift.

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

The verse highlights ārādhana of ‘Him’—understood as Saguna Śiva approachable through forms like the Śiva-liṅga—where devotion and discipline invite Śiva’s grace, which then manifests as mastery and auspiciousness in life.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is steady Śiva-upāsanā: daily japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with simple liṅga-pūjā; the verse implies that dedicated practice aligned with devotion refines one’s abilities and mind.