Shloka 129

Vyāsotpatti-kathana

Account of the Birth/Origin of Vyāsa

Devanagari script

भगवत्याश्च दुर्गायाश्चरितं यत्र विद्यते । तत्तु भागवतं प्रोक्तं ननु देवीपुराणकम्

Transliteration

bhagavatyāśca durgāyāścaritaṃ yatra vidyate | tattu bhāgavataṃ proktaṃ nanu devīpurāṇakam

Translation

భగవతి దుర్గాదేవి యొక్క పవిత్ర చరిత్ర యందు లభించునో, ఆ పురాణమే ‘భాగవతం’ అని ప్రకటించబడింది; నిజముగా అది దేవీ-పురాణమే.

Word by Word

• भगवत्याः: of the Goddess (Bhagavatī)
• भगवत्याः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• दुर्गायाः: of Durgā
• दुर्गायाः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुर्गा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• चरितम्: deeds; narrative
• चरितम्: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चरित (प्रातिपदिक; √चर् धातु-जन्य)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nominative/Accusative 1st/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/locative sense)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (relative adverb: where)

• विद्यते: exists; is found
• विद्यते: Kriya (क्रिया/predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √विद् (विद्)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), आत्मनेपद; भावे/सत्तायाम् प्रयोगः (exists)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• तु: indeed; but
• तु: Sambandha-bodhaka (सम्बन्ध/contrast marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle; contrast/emphasis)

• भागवतम्: (is) Bhāgavata (scripture)
• भागवतम्: Pratipādya (प्रातिपाद्य/predicate nominative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भागवत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nominative/Accusative 1st/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• प्रोक्तम्: declared; said
• प्रोक्तम्: Kriya (क्रिया/predicate, passive)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र+√वच् (वच्) (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मणि (said/declared)

• ननु: surely; indeed
• ननु: Prayojaka-nipāta (प्रयोजक-निपात/discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ननु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle; affirmation/appeal: surely/indeed)

• देवीपुराणकम्: Devī-Purāṇa
• देवीपुराणकम्: Pratipādya (प्रातिपाद्य/predicate nominative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी + पुराणक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (देव्याः पुराणकम् = Devī’s Purāṇa)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: No Jyotirliṅga; the verse identifies a Purāṇa by Devī/Durgā-carita and labels it ‘Bhāgavata’ in the sense of ‘pertaining to Bhagavatī (the Goddess)’, i.e., Devī-Purāṇa.

Significance: Devī-carita recitation is treated as śakti-upāsanā that grants protection and victory over obstacles; in a Śaiva Siddhānta frame, Śakti is inseparable from Śiva’s lordship and functions as the operative power in cosmic governance and liberation.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Durgā

Role: destructive

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Durga
• Devi

FAQs

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

It affirms that texts centered on Devī’s līlā and glory are genuinely “bhāgavata” (devotional to the Supreme), highlighting the inseparability of Shiva (Pati) and Shakti (His power) in Shaiva understanding.

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

In Shiva Purana’s theology, Saguna Shiva is worshiped with His Shakti; honoring Devī’s carita supports complete devotion to Shiva as the Lord whose manifest power operates as the Goddess, complementing Linga worship rather than opposing it.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is to pair Shiva-upāsanā (e.g., Panchakshara japa) with reverent remembrance/recitation of Devī’s deeds (stotra, carita-śravaṇa), cultivating bhakti toward the Shiva–Shakti unity.