Shloka 4

Satyavrata, Vasiṣṭha, and the Crisis of Dharma: Protection, Anger, and Vow-Discipline

Devanagari script

सत्यव्रतस्य वाक्याद्वा भाविनोर्थस्य वै बलात् । वसिष्ठोऽभ्यधिकं मन्युं धारयामास नित्यशः

Transliteration

satyavratasya vākyādvā bhāvinorthasya vai balāt | vasiṣṭho'bhyadhikaṃ manyuṃ dhārayāmāsa nityaśaḥ

Translation

سَتیَوْرت کے کلمات کے سبب یا ہونے والی تقدیر کے زور سے وسِشٹھ اپنے دل میں ہر روز اور زیادہ غضب دھارنے لگا۔

Word by Word

• सत्यव्रतस्य: of Satyavrata
• सत्यव्रतस्य: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्यव्रत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास: सत्यं व्रतम् यस्य/सत्यं व्रतम् (नाम); पुंलिङ्गे, षष्ठी, एकवचन; Genitive singular

• वाक्यात्: from the statement/words
• वाक्यात्: अपादान/हेतु (Cause/Source/हेतु-अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाक्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Ablative singular

• वा: or
• वा: सम्बन्ध (Alternative marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विकल्प (disjunctive particle: or)

• भाविनः: of the future/impending
• भाविनः: सम्बन्ध (Genitive qualifier/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भाविन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Adjective in genitive singular qualifying अर्थस्य

• अर्थस्य: of the matter/meaning
• अर्थस्य: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Genitive singular

• वै: indeed
• वै: सम्बन्ध (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निश्चय/खलु (emphatic particle)

• बलात्: by force/compulsion
• बलात्: हेतु (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Ablative singular (cause: by force)

• वसिष्ठः: Vasiṣṭha
• वसिष्ठः: कर्ता (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसिष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा, एकवचन; Nominative singular

• अभ्यधिकम्: excessive/greater
• अभ्यधिकम्: कर्म-विशेषण (Object qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अभि + अधिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया, एकवचन; Accusative singular qualifying मन्युम्

• मन्युम्: anger
• मन्युम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्यु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया, एकवचन; Accusative singular

• धारयामास: held/harbored
• धारयामास: क्रिया (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: धृ (धातु) [णिच् causative: धारय-]
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; Causative perfect 3rd sg

• नित्यशः: always
• नित्यशः: सम्बन्ध (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्यशस् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of time: always)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Rudra

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Highlights karmic inevitability (bhāvin-artha) and the surfacing of wrath as a binding affect; pilgrimage/vrata are implied remedies to transmute krodha into dharma.

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Durgā

Role: destructive

Characters & Entities

• Vasiṣṭha
• Satyavrata

FAQs

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

It highlights how krodha (anger) can arise from human provocation and also from the pressure of prārabdha (destined outcomes). In Shaiva Siddhanta, such inner agitation is a form of pāśa (bondage) that must be purified through restraint, devotion, and Shiva-oriented discernment.

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

Though the verse is narrative, its implication supports Saguna Shiva worship as a stabilizing refuge: devotion to Shiva and Linga-centered practice disciplines the mind, helping transform reactive emotions like anger into dharmic clarity and surrender to Shiva’s order.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is japa of the Panchakshara mantra (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with breath awareness to cool anger, along with Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) as a reminder of impermanence and restraint; if worn, rudrākṣa supports steadiness in mind and conduct.