Shloka 40

Vyāsotpatti-kathana

Account of the Birth/Origin of Vyāsa

Devanagari script

जातमात्रस्तु तेजस्वी मातरं प्रत्यभाषत । गच्छ मातर्यथाकामं गच्छाम्यहमतः परम्

Transliteration

jātamātrastu tejasvī mātaraṃ pratyabhāṣata | gaccha mātaryathākāmaṃ gacchāmyahamataḥ param

Translation

ಆದರೆ ಆ ತೇಜಸ್ವಿ ಶಿಶು ಜನ್ಮಿಸಿದ ತಕ್ಷಣವೇ ತಾಯಿಯನ್ನು ಉದ್ದೇಶಿಸಿ ಹೇಳಿದನು—“ಅಮ್ಮಾ, ನಿನಗೆ ಇಷ್ಟವಾದ ಕಡೆಗೆ ಹೋಗು; ನಾನು ಇಲ್ಲಿಂದ ಪರಮಸ್ಥಿತಿಗೆ ಹೊರಡುತ್ತೇನೆ.”

Word by Word

• jāta-mātraḥ: just born
• jāta-mātraḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: jāta (jan धातु + क्त) + mātra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; karmadhāraya: 'just-born' (जात एव मात्रः) qualifying tejasvī

• tu: but/indeed
• tu: Sambandha (modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Nipāta (particle) indicating contrast/emphasis

• tejasvī: the radiant one
• tejasvī: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tejasvin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana

• mātaram: mother
• mātaram: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mātṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana

• prati: towards
• prati: Sambandha (modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: prati (अव्यय)
• Form: Upasarga/Preposition (उपसर्ग/avyaya) used with verb; sense 'towards'

• abhāṣata: spoke
• abhāṣata: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhāṣ (धातु)
• Form: Laṅ-lakāra, Prathama-puruṣa, Ekavacana; Ātmanepada (आत्मनेपद)

• gaccha: go
• gaccha: Kriyā (क्रिया; command)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam (धातु)
• Form: Loṭ-lakāra (लोट्; imperative), Madhyama-puruṣa (मध्यमपुरुष/2nd person), Ekavacana; Parasmaipada

• mātari: O mother
• mātari: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mātṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/vocative) Ekavacana form used as address (formally saptamī-like: मातरि)

• yathā-kāmam: as you wish/at will
• yathā-kāmam: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रिया-विशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय) + kāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyayībhāva (अव्ययीभाव) used adverbially; accusative singular neuter form functioning as indeclinable

• gacchāmi: I go
• gacchāmi: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam (धातु)
• Form: Laṭ-lakāra (लट्; present), Uttama-puruṣa (उत्तमपुरुष/1st person), Ekavacana; Parasmaipada

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (common), Prathamā, Ekavacana; personal pronoun

• ataḥ: from here/thereafter
• ataḥ: Apādāna (अपादान; source)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atas (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (adverb) meaning 'from here/therefore/from this'

• param: farther/away
• param: Gati (गति; directional complement)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: para (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Adverbial accusative (द्वितीया-अव्ययीभाववत् प्रयोग) meaning 'further/away'

Speaker

A divinely radiant newborn ascetic-son (as narrated in the Uma-saṃhitā context)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: The verse models vairāgya and immediate turning toward the ‘param’ (supreme) as the fruit of Śiva’s grace; it frames pilgrimage/renunciation as a means to loosen pāśa (bondage).

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Parvati

FAQs

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

It highlights innate vairāgya (dispassion) and the soul’s orientation toward Param (the Supreme), indicating that liberation is attained by turning away from worldly attachment and moving toward Pati (Shiva) as the highest goal.

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

The “departure to the Supreme” aligns with progressing from outer supports to inner realization—worship may begin with Saguna Shiva and the Linga, but culminates in steadfast awareness of Shiva as the transcendent Pati beyond all limitation.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A takeaway is renunciant-minded japa and dhyāna—especially Panchākṣarī mantra (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrākṣa—performed with the intent of loosening bondage (pāśa) and seeking moksha.