Shloka 22

Vyāsotpatti-kathana

Account of the Birth/Origin of Vyāsa

Devanagari script

पुनर्जग्राह तां बालां स मुनिः कामपीडितः । ग्रहीतुकामं तं दृष्ट्वा पुनः प्रोवाच वासवी

Transliteration

punarjagrāha tāṃ bālāṃ sa muniḥ kāmapīḍitaḥ | grahītukāmaṃ taṃ dṛṣṭvā punaḥ provāca vāsavī

Translation

కామపీడితుడైన ఆ ముని మళ్లీ ఆ బాలికను పట్టుకున్నాడు. ఆమెను పట్టుకోవాలని ఉత్సుకుడై ఉన్న అతనిని చూసి వాసవీ మరల పలికింది।

Word by Word

• punaḥ: again
• punaḥ: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: punaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: पुनरावृत्त्यर्थक-अव्यय (adverb: again)

• jagrāha: seized/took
• jagrāha: Kriya (क्रिया/Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: grah (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• tām: her
• tām: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• bālām: the young girl
• bālām: Karma (कर्म/Object apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bālā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• muniḥ: the sage
• muniḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• kāma-pīḍitaḥ: tormented by desire
• kāma-pīḍitaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kāma (प्रातिपदिक) + pīḍita (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त-आधारित)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः: कामेन पीडितः (afflicted by desire)

• grahītu-kāmam: desirous to seize (her)
• grahītu-kāmam: Karma (कर्म/Object qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: grah (धातु) + kāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसक/पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; तुमुन्-अन्त (infinitive) ‘ग्रहितुम्’ + ‘काम’ (desirous) = desirous to seize; used as adjective of ‘tam’

• tam: him
• tam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• dṛṣṭvā: having seen
• dṛṣṭvā: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial to main action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund): having seen

• punaḥ: again
• punaḥ: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: punaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: पुनरावृत्त्यर्थक-अव्यय

• provāca: said/spoke
• provāca: Kriya (क्रिया/Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; ‘प्रोवाच’ = spoke forth

• vāsavī: Vāsavī (Śacī/Indrāṇī)
• vāsavī: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāsavī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; इन्द्रपत्नी/शची (proper noun)

Speaker

Vāsavī

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Vāsavī
• Muni

FAQs

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

It highlights kāma (unrestrained desire) as a binding pasha that degrades discernment; Shaiva teaching urges purification and self-mastery so the pashu may turn toward Pati (Shiva).

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

The narrative contrasts agitation of the senses with the steadiness sought in Shiva-bhakti; Linga worship trains the mind toward one-pointedness and purity, opposing the turbulence of lust.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Cultivate indriya-nigraha through japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and daily śauca; where applicable, support it with Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrākṣa as reminders of restraint and devotion.