Shloka 28

Gautama–Ahalyā-Upākhyāna: Durbhikṣa, Tapas, and Varuṇa’s Boon (गौतमाहल्योपाख्यानम्)

Devanagari script

ततो व्रीहीन्यवांश्चैव नीवारानप्यनेकधा । वापयामास तत्रैव हवनार्थं मुनीश्वरः

Transliteration

tato vrīhīnyavāṃścaiva nīvārānapyanekadhā | vāpayāmāsa tatraiva havanārthaṃ munīśvaraḥ

Translation

បន្ទាប់មក មុនីឧត្តមបានបញ្ជាឲ្យសាបព្រោះស្រូវ សាលី និងធញ្ញជាតិព្រៃ (នីវារ) ជាច្រើនប្រភេទ នៅទីនោះឯង ដើម្បីប្រើក្នុងពិធីហោម (បូជាភ្លើង)។

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then/thereafter
• tataḥ: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), adverb (क्रियाविशेषण) of sequence

• vrīhīn: rice grains
• vrīhīn: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vrīhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural (बहुवचन)

• yavān: barley grains
• yavān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural (बहुवचन)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक)

• eva: indeed/just
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), emphatic particle (निश्चय/अवधारण)

• nīvārān: wild rice (nīvāra)
• nīvārān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nīvāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural (बहुवचन)

• api: also/even
• api: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), particle (अपि = also/even)

• aneka-dhā: in many ways/variously
• aneka-dhā: Prakāra (प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: aneka + dhā (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), adverb (क्रियाविशेषण); Avyayībhāva-samāsa (अव्ययीभाव)

• vāpayāmāsa: caused to be sown / had sown
• vāpayāmāsa: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vap (वप्, धातु) [causative: vāpayati]
• Form: Causative (णिजन्त), Perfect (लिट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), adverb of place (देशवाचक)

• eva: indeed/just
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), emphatic particle (अवधारण)

• havana-artham: for the purpose of offering (homa)
• havana-artham: Prayojana (प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: havana + artha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); Tatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष) = ‘havanasyārtham’ (for the purpose of oblation)

• munīśvaraḥ: the lord among sages
• munīśvaraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni + īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); Tatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष) = ‘munīnām īśvaraḥ’ (lord of sages)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: The narrative highlights the self-sustaining sacral economy of an āśrama: cultivation of grains specifically to support homa, indicating a consecrated landscape rather than a Jyotirliṅga site.

Significance: Teaches that yajña/homa is sustained by righteous livelihood and intentional cultivation; merit accrues when resources are generated for sacred offering rather than consumption alone.

Shakti Dimension

Role: nurturing

FAQs

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

It highlights that Shaiva worship is supported by disciplined preparation—pure, sattvic offerings are arranged so the homa becomes a focused act of devotion (bhakti) and reverence to Pati (Shiva), not a casual rite.

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

In Kotirudra contexts, Jyotirlinga worship is commonly accompanied by Vedic-style upacharas and homa; arranging grains for oblations supports Saguna Shiva worship through prescribed ritual acts performed with faith and purity.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

It suggests homa as a supporting Shaiva practice—preparing appropriate oblation materials; inwardly, the same spirit is maintained by steady japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) while performing offerings.