Shloka 136

Vyāsotpatti-kathana

Account of the Birth/Origin of Vyāsa

Devanagari script

सूत उवाच । अयमेव मयाऽकारि प्रश्नो व्यासाय धीमते । ततः सर्वपुराणानां मया निर्वचनं श्रुतम्

Transliteration

sūta uvāca | ayameva mayā'kāri praśno vyāsāya dhīmate | tataḥ sarvapurāṇānāṃ mayā nirvacanaṃ śrutam

Translation

ಸೂತನು ಹೇಳಿದರು— ಇದೇ ಪ್ರಶ್ನೆಯನ್ನು ನಾನು ಒಮ್ಮೆ ಧೀಮಂತನಾದ ವ್ಯಾಸರಿಗೆ ಕೇಳಿದ್ದೆ. ಆಗ ಅವರಿಂದ ನಾನು ಎಲ್ಲಾ ಪುರಾಣಗಳ ಅಧಿಕೃತ ವಿವರಣೆಯನ್ನು ಕೇಳಿದೆನು.

Word by Word

• सूतः: Sūta
• सूतः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• अयम्: this
• अयम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• एव: indeed, precisely
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-निपात (emphatic particle)

• मया: by me
• मया: Kartr-karana (कर्तृकरण/agent in passive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• अकारि: was made/asked
• अकारि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लुङ् (Aorist), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद/कर्मणि-प्रयोगार्थक (was done/made)

• प्रश्नः: question
• प्रश्नः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रश्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• व्यासाय: to Vyāsa
• व्यासाय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्यास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन

• धीमते: wise, intelligent
• धीमते: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धीमत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying Vyāsa)

• ततः: thereafter
• ततः: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb) — तस्मात्/तदनन्तरम् (thereafter/from that)

• सर्वपुराणानाम्: of all the Purāṇas
• सर्वपुराणानाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + पुराण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन; कर्मधारयः ‘सर्वाणि पुराणानि’ (all the Purāṇas)

• मया: by me
• मया: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• निर्वचनम्: explanation, derivation
• निर्वचनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निर्वचन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• श्रुतम्: was heard
• श्रुतम्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom/Acc), एकवचन; कर्मणि (was heard)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Vyasa
• Suta

FAQs

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

It establishes a reliable lineage of transmission: Sūta’s narration is grounded in what he heard from Vyāsa, affirming the Purāṇic teaching as a valid means to understand Dharma and, ultimately, the path to liberation under Śiva’s grace.

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

By emphasizing Vyāsa’s exposition of the Purāṇas, the verse supports Purāṇic authority for Saguna Śiva-upāsanā—such as Linga worship—presented as a scripturally sanctioned path that leads the bound soul (paśu) toward the Lord (Pati).

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The practical takeaway is śravaṇa (devotional listening) to authentic scripture from a trustworthy source; this is a primary discipline that supports later practices like mantra-japa (e.g., Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and Linga-pūjā.