Shloka 99

Vyāsotpatti-kathana

Account of the Birth/Origin of Vyāsa

Devanagari script

वेदव्यास उवाच । देवदेव महाभाग शरणागतवत्सल । वाङ्मनः कर्मदुष्पाप योगिनामप्यगोचर

Transliteration

vedavyāsa uvāca | devadeva mahābhāga śaraṇāgatavatsala | vāṅmanaḥ karmaduṣpāpa yogināmapyagocara

Translation

ವೇದವ್ಯಾಸನು ಹೇಳಿದರು—ಹೇ ದೇವದೇವ, ಮಹಾಭಾಗ, ಶರಣಾಗತವತ್ಸಲ! ವಾಣಿ-ಮನ-ಕರ್ಮಗಳಿಂದ ಉಂಟಾಗುವ ದೋಷರೂಪ ಪಾಪಗಳಿಂದ ನೀನು ಅಸ್ಪೃಷ್ಟ; ಯೋಗಿಗಳಿಗೂ ಅಗೋಚರ।

Word by Word

• veda-vyāsaḥ: Veda-Vyāsa
• veda-vyāsaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: veda (वेद प्रातिपदिक) + vyāsa (व्यास प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः (कर्मधारयः/नामसमासः); पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा एकवचन (nom. sg.)

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (वच् धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदी

• deva-deva: O God of gods
• deva-deva: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (देव प्रातिपदिक) + deva (देव प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः (कर्मधारयः); पुंलिङ्गे सम्बोधन एकवचन (voc. sg.)

• mahā-bhāga: O greatly fortunate one
• mahā-bhāga: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahā (महा प्रातिपदिक) + bhāga (भाग प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः (कर्मधारयः); पुंलिङ्गे सम्बोधन एकवचन (voc. sg.), विशेषणम्

• śaraṇa-āgata-vatsala: O lover of those who have sought refuge
• śaraṇa-āgata-vatsala: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śaraṇa (शरण प्रातिपदिक) + āgata (आगत कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक) + vatsala (वत्सल प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः (तत्पुरुषः—‘शरणम् आगतानां वत्सलः’); पुंलिङ्गे सम्बोधन एकवचन (voc. sg.), विशेषणम्

• vāk-manaḥ: of speech and mind
• vāk-manaḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāc (वाच् प्रातिपदिक) + manas (मनस् प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः (द्वन्द्वः); नपुंसकलिङ्गे षष्ठी एकवचन (gen. sg. neut.)

• karma-duṣpāpa: O one beyond sinful action (or: whose actions are free from sin)
• karma-duṣpāpa: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: karma (कर्मन् प्रातिपदिक) + duṣpāpa (दुष्पाप प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः (तत्पुरुषः); पुंलिङ्गे सम्बोधन एकवचन (voc. sg.), विशेषणम्; ‘कर्मणा दुष्पापः’/‘कर्मदुष्पापः’ = whose sin is (connected with) actions

• yogīnām: of yogis
• yogīnām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yogin (योगिन् प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे षष्ठी बहुवचन (gen. pl.)

• api: even
• api: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अपि अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle)

• a-gocara: O one beyond perception/reach
• a-gocara: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: a-gocara (अगोचर प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे सम्बोधन एकवचन (voc. sg.), विशेषणम्

Speaker

Vedavyasa

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Vedavyasa

FAQs

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

It proclaims Shiva as Pati—the supreme Lord who transcends ordinary cognition (speech, mind, and action) and is approached most truly through surrender (śaraṇāgati) and grace, a key Shaiva Siddhanta emphasis.

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

Though Shiva is ultimately beyond perception (agocara), devotees worship Him through accessible forms like the Linga (saguna upāsanā), by which the mind is purified and led toward the transcendent Reality.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice śaraṇāgati with japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and disciplined purification of speech, mind, and action; this aligns devotion with yogic restraint rather than mere intellectual pursuit.