Shiva Purana — Kotirudra Samhita, Shloka 6

गौतमविघ्नप्रकरणम्

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

Devanagari script

ताश्चैवमृषिपत्न्यस्तु क्रुद्धास्तां पर्यभर्त्सयन् । परावृत्य गतास्सर्वास्तूटजान्कुटिलाशयाः

Transliteration

tāścaivamṛṣipatnyastu kruddhāstāṃ paryabhartsayan | parāvṛtya gatāssarvāstūṭajānkuṭilāśayāḥ

Translation

Kaya nga, nag-alab sa galit ang mga asawa ng mga rishi at marahas siyang pinagalitan. Pagkaraan, silang lahat ay tumalikod at umalis—mga babae ng ashram—na may likong balak sa kanilang kalooban.

Word by Word

• tāḥ: they (those women)
• tāḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक)

• evam: thus
• evam: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषणम्)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (प्रकारवाचक अव्यय)

• ṛṣi-patnyaḥ: the sages’ wives
• ṛṣi-patnyaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ṛṣi (प्रातिपदिक) + patnī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष ‘wives of sages’

• tu: but/indeed
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात), contrast/emphasis

• kruddhāḥ: angry
• kruddhāḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kruddha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन); agrees with ṛṣipatnyaḥ

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

• paryabhartsayan: rebuked
• paryabhartsayan: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pari-√bharts (धातु)
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Plural (बहुवचन), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)

• parāvṛtya: having turned back
• parāvṛtya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषणम्)
• Type: Verb
• Root: parā-√vṛt (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त), indeclinable verbal form

• gatāḥ: went
• gatāḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √gam (धातु)
• Form: Past active participle (क्त), Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन); agrees with ṛṣipatnyaḥ (understood)

• sarvāḥ: all
• sarvāḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन)

• tūṭajān: to the huts/cottages
• tūṭajān: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tūṭaja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural (बहुवचन); object of implied ‘entered/reached’ with gatāḥ

• kuṭila-āśayāḥ: with crooked intentions
• kuṭila-āśayāḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kuṭila (प्रातिपदिक) + āśaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन); बहुव्रीहि ‘those whose intentions (āśaya) are crooked (kuṭila)’

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shakti Dimension

Role: destructive

Characters & Entities

• Rishis
• wives of the sages

FAQs

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

The verse highlights how krodha (anger) and kuṭila-āśaya (crooked intention) distort judgment and lead one away from dharma; in Shaiva understanding, inner purity and right intention are essential for Shiva-bhakti to mature into grace (anugraha).

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

Kotirudra contexts emphasize that external acts—pilgrimage, praise, or social standing—are incomplete without sincere bhāva; Linga-worship of Saguna Shiva bears fruit when approached with humility rather than resentment and blame.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is to begin Shiva-puja or Jyotirlinga darśana with purification of intent—japa of the Pañcākṣarī ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya") and calmness of mind—so anger does not contaminate worship.