Shloka 49

Vyāsotpatti-kathana

Account of the Birth/Origin of Vyāsa

Devanagari script

श्रीपर्वतादितीर्थानि धारातीर्थं तथैव च । गत्वावगाह्य विधिना चचार परमन्तपः

Transliteration

śrīparvatāditīrthāni dhārātīrthaṃ tathaiva ca | gatvāvagāhya vidhinā cacāra paramantapaḥ

Translation

Ia pergi ke tīrtha-tīrtha suci mulai dari Śrīparvata, juga ke Dhārā-tīrtha; setelah mandi menurut tata-ritus, sang pertapa agung—terbakar oleh tapas yang dahsyat—melanjutkan laku asketisnya.

Word by Word

• श्रीपर्वतादितीर्थानि: the holy places beginning with Śrīparvata
• श्रीपर्वतादितीर्थानि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रीपर्वत-आदि-तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन; समासः: श्रीपर्वत (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष/नाम) + आदि (अव्यय-पूर्वपद) + तीर्थ

• धारातीर्थम्: Dhārā-tīrtha (a sacred ford)
• धारातीर्थम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धारातीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक) [धारा + तीर्थ]
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अव्यय-क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: likewise)

• एव: indeed/also
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अवधारणार्थक-निपात (particle of emphasis)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चयार्थक (conjunction)

• गत्वा: having gone
• गत्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Absolutive/Gerund), परस्मैपदी; 'having gone'

• अवगाह्य: having bathed/immersed
• अवगाह्य: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव + गाह् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Absolutive/Gerund) in sense, ल्यप्-प्रत्यय (gerund) form; 'having bathed/immersed'

• विधिना: according to rule/ritual
• विधिना: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• चचार: he wandered / he traveled
• चचार: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: चर् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदी

• परम्: greatly
• परम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/अव्ययवत् क्रियाविशेषण-प्रयोगः; द्वितीया एकवचनरूपेण क्रियाविशेषणम् (adverbially: greatly)

• तपः: ascetic (one of great austerity)
• तपः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहौ उपपद-सम्बन्धेन 'परमन्तपः' इत्यर्थे

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Jyotirlinga Context

Jyotirlinga: Oṃkāreśvara

Sthala Purana: Śrīparvata (Mandhātā hill) is famed as the seat of Oṃkāreśvara; pilgrimage and snāna at adjacent tīrthas are described as purifying preliminaries for Śiva-darśana and liṅga-upāsanā.

Significance: Tīrtha-snāna and paryaṭana are framed as pious disciplines that attenuate pāśa (mala/karma) and prepare the paśu for Śiva’s anugraha.

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse highlights Śaiva purification through tīrtha-yātrā and ritual bathing, showing that disciplined observance (vidhi) joined to tapas refines the bound soul (paśu) and turns it toward Pati—Lord Śiva—who grants grace and liberation.

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

Tīrthas are understood as Śiva’s sacred presence in place; bathing by injunction prepares the devotee for Saguna worship—such as Liṅga-pūjā—by cleansing impurities and stabilizing devotion and concentration before approaching Śiva’s manifest form.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

It suggests tīrtha-snana performed “vidhinā” (with proper rite), followed by sustained tapas—practically paired with japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), wearing rudrākṣa and applying tripuṇḍra as supporting Śaiva disciplines where appropriate.