Shloka 86

Vyāsotpatti-kathana

Account of the Birth/Origin of Vyāsa

Devanagari script

भार्गवो गीष्पतिश्चोभौ देवौ दैत्यसुरार्चितौ । विद्यापारंगमौ जातौ प्रसादान्मध्यमेशितुः

Transliteration

bhārgavo gīṣpatiścobhau devau daityasurārcitau | vidyāpāraṃgamau jātau prasādānmadhyameśituḥ

Translation

भार्गव (शुक्र) आणि गीष्पती (बृहस्पती)—हे दोघेही देव, ज्यांना दैत्य व देव पूजतात—मध्यमेश्वराच्या प्रसादाने विद्येत पूर्ण पारंगत झाले.

Word by Word

• भार्गवः: Bhārgava
• भार्गवः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भार्गव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• गीष्पतिः: Gīṣpati (lord of speech)
• गीष्पतिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गीष्पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• उभौ: both
• उभौ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उभ (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), द्विवचन

• देवौ: two gods
• देवौ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), द्विवचन; उभौ इति विशेष्य

• दैत्यसुरार्चितौ: worshipped by demons and gods
• दैत्यसुरार्चितौ: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दैत्य (प्रातिपदिक) + सुर (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्चित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: (दैत्य + सुर) इति द्वन्द्व-समासः; ततः ‘दैत्यसुर’ + ‘अर्चित’ इति तत्पुरुषवत् समास-समुच्चय; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, द्विवचन; देवौ इति विशेषण

• विद्या-पारंगमौ: proficient in knowledge
• विद्या-पारंगमौ: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विद्या (प्रातिपदिक) + पारंगम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उपपद-तत्पुरुष (विद्यायां पारंगमः = skilled in learning); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, द्विवचन; देवौ इति विशेषण

• जातौ: were born/became
• जातौ: Kriya (क्रिया/भाव)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जात (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त from √जन्; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, द्विवचन; विधेय-विशेषण (became/were born)

• प्रसादात्: from (the) grace
• प्रसादात्: Hetu/Apadana (हेतु/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रसाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (5th/Ablative), एकवचन

• मध्यम-ईशितुः: of the lord of the middle (Madhyameśa)
• मध्यम-ईशितुः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मध्यम (प्रातिपदिक) + ईशितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (मध्यमस्य ईशिता)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: The verse attributes Śukra and Bṛhaspati’s mastery of vidyā to the prasāda (grace) of “Madhyameśvara,” a regional epithet of Śiva as bestower of knowledge; no explicit Jyotirliṅga identification is made here.

Significance: Frames the deity as a giver of śāstra-jñāna and vāg-śakti; pilgrimage/worship is implied to confer learning and eloquence.

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shukra (Bhargava)
• Brihaspati (Gishpati)

FAQs

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

It emphasizes that true mastery of vidyā is ultimately completed by prasāda (divine grace). In Shaiva Siddhanta, the Lord (Pati) removes bonds and illumines the intellect so knowledge becomes liberating rather than merely scholarly.

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

By highlighting prasāda as the cause of spiritual accomplishment, the verse supports Saguna worship—approaching Śiva through devotion, ritual, and reverence—so that the worshipper receives grace that ripens learning into realization.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Seek prasāda through steady japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and regular Śiva-pūjā (including bhasma/Tripuṇḍra where appropriate), dedicating study and speech to Śiva so knowledge becomes sattvic and inward-turning.