Shloka 127

Vyāsotpatti-kathana

Account of the Birth/Origin of Vyāsa

Devanagari script

पराशरकृतं यत्तु पुराणं विष्णुबोधकम् । तदेव व्यासकथितं पुत्रपित्रोरभेदतः

Transliteration

parāśarakṛtaṃ yattu purāṇaṃ viṣṇubodhakam | tadeva vyāsakathitaṃ putrapitrorabhedataḥ

Translation

Purāṇa yang disusun oleh Parāśara dan yang menyingkap pengetahuan tentang Viṣṇu—itulah juga Purāṇa yang dituturkan oleh Vyāsa; sebab pada hakikatnya ayah dan putra tidak berbeda dalam esensi.

Word by Word

• पराशरकृतम्: made by Parāśara
• पराशरकृतम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पराशर (प्रातिपदिक) + कृत (√कृ + क्त, कृदन्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः—पराशरेण कृतम् (तृतीया-तत्पुरुष); क्त-कृदन्त

• यत्: which
• यत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; सम्बन्धवाचक (which)

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle: but/indeed)

• पुराणम्: Purāṇa
• पुराणम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुराण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• विष्णुबोधकम्: teaching about Viṣṇu
• विष्णुबोधकम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक) + बोधक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः—विष्णोः बोधकम् (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; अन्वयः—तत् एव (that very [Purāṇa])

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (emphatic particle: indeed/only)

• व्यासकथितम्: told by Vyāsa
• व्यासकथितम्: Karma-samānādhikaraṇa (कर्म-समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: व्यास (प्रातिपदिक) + कथित (√कथ् + क्त, कृदन्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः—व्यासेन कथितम् (तृतीया-तत्पुरुष); क्त-कृदन्त

• पुत्रपित्रोः: of the son and the father
• पुत्रपित्रोः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक) + पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वन्द्व-समास; षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), द्विवचन; ‘of son and father’

• अभेदतः: without difference
• अभेदतः: Hetu/Prakara (हेतु/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अभेद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (ablatival adverb): अभेदतः = non-differently/without difference

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages at Naimisharanya, within the Uma Samhita discourse context)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: No Jyotirliṅga reference; the verse discusses authorship/transmission of a Vaiṣṇava-oriented Purāṇa (Parāśara/Vyāsa) and asserts father–son non-difference, a hermeneutic principle for textual authority.

Significance: Indirect: emphasizes guru-paramparā continuity; for pilgrims/reciters, trusting transmission is part of śraddhā that supports disciplined practice leading toward liberation.

Characters & Entities

• Parashara
• Vyasa
• Vishnu

FAQs

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

It affirms the reliability of sacred transmission (paramparā): the Purāṇa’s teaching remains authoritative whether attributed to Parāśara or narrated by Vyāsa, because truth is preserved through realized lineage, not merely by a name.

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

By validating Purāṇic authority, it indirectly supports the legitimacy of Purāṇa-based worship—such as Liṅga-upāsanā and Saguna devotion—showing that authentic teaching flows through established seers in an unbroken tradition.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is scriptural śravaṇa (listening) and manana (reflection) under a trustworthy lineage; one may pair this with steady japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) to internalize the Purāṇic teaching.