Shloka 27

Vyāsotpatti-kathana

Account of the Birth/Origin of Vyāsa

Devanagari script

योगिन्नमोघवीर्य्यस्त्वं भुक्त्वा गन्तासि मां यदि । सगर्भा स्यां तदा स्वामिन्का गतिर्मे भवेदिति

Transliteration

yoginnamoghavīryyastvaṃ bhuktvā gantāsi māṃ yadi | sagarbhā syāṃ tadā svāminkā gatirme bhavediti

Translation

“Oh Yogui, tu potencia es infalible. Si, tras gozar de mí, piensas marcharte, entonces, si yo quedara encinta, oh Señor—¿cuál será mi destino?”

Word by Word

• योगिन्: O yogin
• योगिन्: सम्बोधन (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योगिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• अमोघ-वीर्यः: of unfailing potency
• अमोघ-वीर्यः: कर्ता-विशेषण (subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अमोघ (प्रातिपदिक) + वीर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; ‘त्वम्’ इत्यस्य विशेषण

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• भुक्त्वा: having enjoyed (me)
• भुक्त्वा: पूर्वकालक्रिया (prior action)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भुज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund); अव्ययभाव (having enjoyed/eaten)

• गन्तासि: you will go
• गन्तासि: क्रिया (Verb/action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple future/लृट्); परस्मैपद; मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन

• माम्: me
• माम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्री/पुं; द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• यदि: if
• यदि: सम्बन्ध (condition marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; शर्तार्थक (conditional conjunction: if)

• स-गर्भा: pregnant
• स-गर्भा: कर्ता-विशेषण (subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स (अव्यय/उपसर्गसदृश) + गर्भ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; ‘अहम्/स्याम्’ इत्यस्य विशेषण

• स्याम्: I might be
• स्याम्: क्रिया (Verb/action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative/विधिलिङ्); उत्तमपुरुष (1st), एकवचन

• तदा: then
• तदा: कालाधिकरण (temporal)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक (then)

• स्वामिन्: O lord
• स्वामिन्: सम्बोधन (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वामिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• का: what? which?
• का: कर्ता/प्रश्न (interrogative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; प्रश्नवाचक

• गतिः: course, fate, refuge
• गतिः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• मे: my
• मे: सम्बन्ध (Genitive/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन (enclitic)

• भवेत्: would be
• भवेत्: क्रिया (Verb/action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative/विधिलिङ्); प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• इति: thus
• इति: सम्बन्ध (quotation marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उद्धरण/वाक्यसमाप्तिसूचक (quotative particle)

Speaker

A woman addressing a yogi (contextual dialogue within Umāsaṃhitā narration, traditionally relayed by Sūta to the sages)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse highlights karmic accountability: desire without responsibility becomes pasha (bondage), and the seeker must align kama with dharma so that one’s gati (life-course and spiritual refuge) is not harmed.

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

By contrasting unstable human passion with the steadfast refuge of Saguna Shiva, it implicitly points to Shiva as Pati—the reliable Lord—while worldly attachments fluctuate and create anxiety about consequences.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The takeaway is restraint and purification: practice japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with a dharmic vow (niyama) to master impulses, reducing pasha and seeking Shiva as the true refuge.