Shloka 22

गौतमविघ्नप्रकरणम्

Episode of Obstacles to Gautama; Gaṇeśa’s Appearing Through Misguided Worship

Devanagari script

स्त्रीबलान्मोहिता यूयं न मे वाक्यं करिष्यथ । एतद्धिततमं तस्य भविष्यति न संशयः

Transliteration

strībalānmohitā yūyaṃ na me vākyaṃ kariṣyatha | etaddhitatamaṃ tasya bhaviṣyati na saṃśayaḥ

Translation

พวกท่านหลงมัวเมาด้วยอำนาจของสตรี จึงจะไม่ทำตามถ้อยคำของเรา แต่ก็ไร้ข้อสงสัย—ท้ายที่สุดสิ่งนี้เองจะเป็นประโยชน์สูงสุดแก่เขา

Word by Word

• strī-balāt: from a woman's power/influence
• strī-balāt: Apādāna (अपादान/Source-cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: strī (प्रातिपदिक) + bala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘of a woman’), Napuṃsakaliṅga (Neuter), Pañcamī vibhakti (Ablative/5th), Ekavacana (Singular)

• mohitāḥ: deluded
• mohitāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: muh (धातु) → mohita (कृदन्त)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Puṃliṅga (Masculine), Prathamā vibhakti (Nominative/1st), Bahuvacana (Plural); agrees with yūyam

• yūyam: you (all)
• yūyam: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yuṣmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma (Pronoun), Prathamā vibhakti (Nominative/1st), Bahuvacana (Plural)

• na: not
• na: Nipāta (निपात/Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; negation particle (निषेध)

• me: my
• me: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma (Pronoun), Ṣaṣṭhī vibhakti (Genitive/6th), Ekavacana (Singular)

• vākyam: word/command
• vākyam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vākya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napuṃsakaliṅga (Neuter), Dvitīyā vibhakti (Accusative/2nd), Ekavacana (Singular)

• kariṣyatha: you will do/obey
• kariṣyatha: Kriyā (क्रिया/Finite verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: Luṭ-lakāra (Periphrastic future/परस्मैपदी भविष्यत्), Madhyama-puruṣa (2nd person), Bahuvacana (Plural), Parasmaipada

• etat: this
• etat: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma (Pronoun), Napuṃsakaliṅga (Neuter), Prathamā vibhakti (Nominative/1st), Ekavacana (Singular)

• hitatamam: most beneficial
• hitatamam: Vidheyaviśeṣaṇa (विधेयविशेषण/Predicative)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: hita-tama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napuṃsakaliṅga (Neuter), Prathamā vibhakti (Nominative/1st), Ekavacana (Singular); superlative (तमप्)

• tasya: for him/of him
• tasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma (Pronoun), Ṣaṣṭhī vibhakti (Genitive/6th), Ekavacana (Singular)

• bhaviṣyati: will be
• bhaviṣyati: Kriyā (क्रिया/Finite verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: Luṭ-lakāra (Simple future/भविष्यत्), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd person), Ekavacana (Singular), Parasmaipada

• na: no/not
• na: Nipāta (निपात/Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; negation particle (निषेध)

• saṃśayaḥ: doubt
• saṃśayaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃśaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (Masculine), Prathamā vibhakti (Nominative/1st), Ekavacana (Singular)

Speaker

Lord Shiva (inferred, admonishing attendants/devotees within the Kotirudrasaṃhitā narrative)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse highlights Shiva’s role as Pati (the Lord) who turns even human delusion and apparent failure to follow instruction into a higher good, teaching surrender to divine order and trust in Shiva’s benevolent governance.

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

As Saguna Shiva, the compassionate Lord actively guides events for the devotee’s welfare; Linga-worship emphasizes this protective, grace-giving presence—Shiva’s will prevails for the devotee’s ultimate benefit.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice steady śaraṇāgati (surrender) through daily japa of the Pañcākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” offering actions to Shiva so that confusion and attachments do not override dharma.