Shloka 64

Vyāsotpatti-kathana

Account of the Birth/Origin of Vyāsa

Devanagari script

पर्वतेशं पशुपतिं हाटकेश्वरमेव वा । बृहस्पतीश्वरं वाथ तिलभाण्डेशमेव वा

Transliteration

parvateśaṃ paśupatiṃ hāṭakeśvarameva vā | bṛhaspatīśvaraṃ vātha tilabhāṇḍeśameva vā

Translation

ಪರ್ವತೇಶ, ಪಶುಪತಿ, ಹಾಟಕೇಶ್ವರ, ಬೃಹಸ್ಪತೀಶ್ವರ ಅಥವಾ ತಿಲಭಾಂಡೇಶ—ಈ ನಾಮಗಳಿಂದಲೂ ಪ್ರಭು ಶಿವನನ್ನು ಪೂಜಿಸಬಹುದು।

Word by Word

• पर्वतेशम्: Parvateśa (Lord of the mountain)
• पर्वतेशम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर्वत-ईश (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (पर्वतस्य ईशः)

• पशुपतिम्: Paśupati (Lord of beings)
• पशुपतिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पशु-पति (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (पशूनां पतिः)

• हाटकेश्वरम्: Hāṭakeśvara (Lord of gold/Hāṭaka)
• हाटकेश्वरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हाटक-ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (हाटकस्य ईश्वरः)

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Sambandha/Particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात, अवधारणार्थक

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha/Particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक निपात

• बृहस्पतीश्वरम्: Bṛhaspatīśvara (Lord of Bṛhaspati)
• बृहस्पतीश्वरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बृहस्पति-ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (बृहस्पतेः ईश्वरः)

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha/Particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक निपात

• अथ: then/also
• अथ: Sambandha/Particle (अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्बोधन/अनन्तरार्थक अव्यय (then/also)

• तिलभाण्डेशम्: Tilabhāṇḍeśa (Lord of the sesame-vessel; name)
• तिलभाण्डेशम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तिल-भाण्ड-ईश (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (तिलभाण्डस्य ईशः)

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Sambandha/Particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात, अवधारणार्थक

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha/Particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक निपात

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Uma-saṃhitā teaching to the sages, listing sacred names/forms of Śiva for worship)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Paśupati here is doctrinally dense: Śiva as Pati of paśus (bound souls) and lord over pāśa (bondage). The surrounding kṣetra-nāmas (Parvateśa, Hāṭakeśvara, Bṛhaspatīśvara, Tilabhāṇḍeśa) continue the theme of localized liṅga-presences where the same Pati is worshipped under different titles.

Significance: Remembering Śiva as Paśupati reorients worship toward liberation: the devotee acknowledges bondage (pāśa) and seeks the Lord’s governance over concealment (tirodhāna) and release (anugraha).

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that the one Supreme Pati (Śiva) is approachable through many sacred names and local manifestations; devotion to any authentic form leads the bound soul (paśu) toward grace and liberation.

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

These names indicate Saguna approaches to the same Lord—often centered on a Liṅga in particular kṣetras—affirming that worship of Śiva in a chosen name/form is valid while recognizing His one underlying reality.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Adopt a chosen Śiva-name (nāma) for japa—ideally alongside Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya)—and worship the Liṅga with mantra, bhakti, and steady remembrance of Śiva as Paśupati, the liberating Lord.