Shloka 90

Vyāsotpatti-kathana

Account of the Birth/Origin of Vyāsa

Devanagari script

इत्यादि नियमैर्योगी त्रिकालं मध्यमेश्वरम् । पूजयामास धर्म्मात्मा नानावृक्षोद्भवैः फलैः

Transliteration

ityādi niyamairyogī trikālaṃ madhyameśvaram | pūjayāmāsa dharmmātmā nānāvṛkṣodbhavaiḥ phalaiḥ

Translation

یوں طرح طرح کے نِیَموں کے ساتھ وہ دھرماتما یوگی تینوں وقت مدھیَمیشور کی پوجا کرتا اور گوناگوں درختوں کے پھل نذر کرتا تھا۔

Word by Word

• इति-आदि: thus and so on
• इति-आदि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/qualifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyayībhāva: ‘इत्यादि’ = ‘thus etc.’; functions as indeclinable qualifier

• नियमैः: by (such) observances
• नियमैः: Karana (करण/instrument, means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नियम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural (बहुवचन)

• योगी: the yogin
• योगी: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योगिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st), Singular

• त्रिकालम्: thrice daily
• त्रिकालम्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण/time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: त्रि (संख्या) + काल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyayībhāva used adverbially: ‘त्रिषु कालेषु’ (at the three times); accusative-form used as adverb

• मध्यम-ईश्वरम्: Madhyameśvara (the Lord named so)
• मध्यम-ईश्वरम्: Karma (कर्म/object of worship)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मध्यम (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Karmadhāraya: ‘मध्यमः ईश्वरः’ (the middle/central Lord); Masculine, Accusative (2nd), Singular

• पूजयामास: worshipped
• पूजयामास: Kriya (क्रिया/main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: Periphrastic perfect (लिट्/परोक्शभूत, परस्मैपद) with ‘आस्’ auxiliary; 3rd person, Singular; from √पूज् ‘to worship’

• धर्मात्मा: righteous-souled
• धर्मात्मा: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धर्म (प्रातिपदिक) + आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Bahuvrīhi: ‘धर्मः आत्मा यस्य’ (whose nature is dharma); Masculine, Nominative (1st), Singular; adjective qualifying ‘योगी’

• नाना: various
• नाना: Visheshana (विशेषण/qualifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाना (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, indeclinable adjective/adverb meaning ‘various’

• वृक्ष-उद्भवैः: born from trees
• वृक्ष-उद्भवैः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वृक्ष (प्रातिपदिक) + उद्भव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa: ‘वृक्षेभ्यः उद्भवाः’ (arisen from trees); Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental (3rd), Plural; agrees with ‘फलैः’

• फलैः: with fruits
• फलैः: Karana (करण/instrument, means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural (बहुवचन)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Vyāsa’s tri-kāla pūjā of Madhyameśvara with forest fruits presents the kṣetra’s deity as readily pleased by simple offerings when paired with niyama; no Jyotirliṅga is named.

Significance: Emphasizes accessible devotion: regular worship (trikāla) and sattvic offerings yield Śiva’s grace and spiritual accomplishment.

Shakti Dimension

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: naivedya

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that steady discipline (niyama) and regular worship (trikāla-pūjā) purify the soul (paśu) and turn the mind toward Pati—Śiva—making devotion consistent rather than occasional.

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

By naming Madhyameśvara as the object of daily pūjā, the verse highlights Saguna Īśvara-upāsanā—approaching Śiva through a worshipful form (often as a Liṅga at a shrine) using simple, sattvic offerings.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Trikāla worship—morning, midday, and evening—supported by niyamas (purity, restraint, regularity). The offering of fruits indicates uncomplicated, devotion-centered pūjā that can be paired with japa of the Panchākṣarī mantra (Om Namaḥ Śivāya).