Shloka 34

शिवमायाप्रभाववर्णनम्

Description of the Power/Effects of Śiva’s Māyā

Devanagari script

पराशरो महायोगी मोहितश्शिवमायया । मत्स्योदर्या च चिक्रीडे कुमार्या दाशकन्यया

Transliteration

parāśaro mahāyogī mohitaśśivamāyayā | matsyodaryā ca cikrīḍe kumāryā dāśakanyayā

Translation

大ヨーギーたるパラーシャラは、シヴァのマーヤーにより惑わされ、漁師の乙女マツヨーダリーとともに戯れ楽しんだ。

Word by Word

• पराशरः: Parāśara
• पराशरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पराशर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• महायोगी: great yogi
• महायोगी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा + योगिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारय (महान् योगी)

• मोहितः: deluded
• मोहितः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मोहित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (पराशरः)

• शिवमायया: by Śiva's māyā
• शिवमायया: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव + माया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (शिवस्य माया)

• मत्स्योदर्या: with Matsyodarī
• मत्स्योदर्या: Saha (सह/Instrumental of accompaniment)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मत्स्य + उदरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारय (मत्स्य-उदरी = मत्स्यस्य उदरं यस्याः/मत्स्य-उदर-सदृशी)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• चिक्रीडे: played/sported
• चिक्रीडे: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: क्रीड् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• कुमार्या: with a maiden
• कुमार्या: Saha (सह/Instrumental of accompaniment)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुमारी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• दाशकन्यया: with the fisherman's daughter
• दाशकन्यया: Saha (सह/Instrumental of accompaniment)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दाश + कन्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (दाशस्य कन्या)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parashara
• Matsyodari

FAQs

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

It highlights Śiva as Pati (the Lord) whose Māyā can veil even a “mahāyogī,” teaching humility and the need for Śiva’s grace to transcend bondage (pāśa) and regain steadiness in dharma and yoga.

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

By showing Māyā as Śiva’s own śakti, it points devotees toward Saguna Śiva worship—Linga-pūjā, mantra, and devotion—as practical means to seek His anugraha (grace) that removes delusion and stabilizes the mind.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A takeaway is vigilance and japa: regular repetition of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrākṣa as supports for self-restraint and remembrance of Śiva when the mind is pulled by Māyā.