Shloka 108

Vyāsotpatti-kathana

Account of the Birth/Origin of Vyāsa

Devanagari script

वरं वृणीष्व भो योगिन्यस्ते मनसि वर्तते । नादेयं विद्यते किंचिद्भक्ताधीनो यतोऽस्म्यहम्

Transliteration

varaṃ vṛṇīṣva bho yoginyaste manasi vartate | nādeyaṃ vidyate kiṃcidbhaktādhīno yato'smyaham

Translation

Oh yoginī, elige el don que mora en tu mente. No hay nada que no pueda concederse, pues estoy atado por la bhakti y quedo bajo el poder de mi devoto.

Word by Word

• वरम्: a boon
• वरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• वृणीष्व: choose (you)
• वृणीष्व: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वृ (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• भो: O!
• भो: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भो (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्बोधन-निपात (vocative particle/interjection)

• योगिनि: O Yoginī
• योगिनि: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योगिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)

• अस्ते: is
• अस्ते: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• मनसि: in (your) mind
• मनसि: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• वर्तते: exists/abides
• वर्तते: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वृत् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), आत्मनेपद

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपात (negation particle)

• आदेयम्: to be taken/acceptable
• आदेयम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आदेय (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक; आ + दा (धातु) + यत्)
• Form: यत्-प्रत्ययान्त (gerundive/obligatory), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• विद्यते: is found/exists
• विद्यते: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: विद् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), आत्मनेपद

• किञ्चित्: anything
• किञ्चित्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular), अनिश्चित-प्रमाण (indefinite)

• भक्ताधीनः: dependent on devotees
• भक्ताधीनः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भक्त + अधीन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: भक्तस्य अधीनः), पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• यतः: because
• यतः: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यतस् (अव्यय)
• Form: हेतु-अव्यय (causal indeclinable: 'because/since')

• अस्मि: I am
• अस्मि: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Lord Shiva

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse teaches that Shiva, the supreme Pati, freely responds to sincere devotion—so much so that He declares Himself “bhaktādhīna,” emphasizing grace (anugraha) as the key to spiritual fulfillment and liberation.

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

It supports Saguna upāsanā: when Shiva is worshipped as the compassionate Lord in form (including the Śiva-liṅga), devotion creates an intimate bond through which the devotee receives boons and, ultimately, Shiva’s liberating grace.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The practical takeaway is bhakti-yoga: steady remembrance of Shiva in the mind, supported by japa of the Panchākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and simple Shiva-pūjā (e.g., liṅga-abhiṣeka) offered with devotion.