Shloka 28

Vyāsotpatti-kathana

Account of the Birth/Origin of Vyāsa

Devanagari script

कन्याव्रतं महाबुद्धे मम नष्टं भविष्यति । हसिष्यति तदा लोकाः पितरं किं ब्रवीम्यहम्

Transliteration

kanyāvrataṃ mahābuddhe mama naṣṭaṃ bhaviṣyati | hasiṣyati tadā lokāḥ pitaraṃ kiṃ bravīmyaham

Translation

हे महाबुद्धिमान, माझे कन्याव्रत नष्ट होईल. तेव्हा लोक मला हसतील—मी पित्याला काय सांगू?

Word by Word

• कन्या-व्रतम्: the maiden’s vow
• कन्या-व्रतम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कन्या (प्रातिपदिक) + व्रत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd case), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (कन्यायाः व्रतम्)

• महाबुद्धे: O great-minded one
• महाबुद्धे: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाबुद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, संबोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (महान् बुद्धिः यस्य)

• मम: my
• मम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), एकवचन

• नष्टम्: destroyed/lost
• नष्टम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नश् (धातु) → नष्ट (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, भूतकृदन्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle)

• भविष्यति: will be
• भविष्यति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• हसिष्यति: will laugh
• हसिष्यति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हस् (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• तदा: then
• तदा: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• लोकाः: people
• लोकाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन

• पितरम्: (to) father
• पितरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• किम्: what
• किम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; प्रश्नवाचक

• ब्रवीमि: do I say
• ब्रवीमि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

Speaker

Parvati (Umā)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Umā

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Parvati

FAQs

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

The verse highlights Umā’s inner discipline (vrata) and her sensitivity to dharma and familial honor—showing that devotion matures through self-restraint, accountability, and steadfast intention, not merely emotion.

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

Umā’s concern reflects the devotional ethos that leads to Saguna Shiva worship—approaching Śiva with purity, vow-based discipline, and integrity. Such vrata-oriented devotion is a common preparatory ground for Linga-centered worship in the Purāṇic tradition.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The takeaway is vrata-sādhana: maintaining purity of conduct, truthfulness, and resolve; practitioners may pair this with daily japa of the Panchākṣarī mantra (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) as a vow-supported discipline.