Shloka 32

Vyāsotpatti-kathana

Account of the Birth/Origin of Vyāsa

Devanagari script

पुत्रश्च त्वत्समो नाथ भवेदद्भुतशक्तिमान् । सौगन्ध्यं सर्वदांगे मे तारुण्यं च नवंनवम्

Transliteration

putraśca tvatsamo nātha bhavedadbhutaśaktimān | saugandhyaṃ sarvadāṃge me tāruṇyaṃ ca navaṃnavam

Translation

“Ôi Chúa tể, xin cho con có một người con trai ngang bằng với Ngài, đầy quyền năng kỳ diệu. Lại xin cho hương thơm luôn tỏa khắp thân thể con, và tuổi xuân của con mãi mãi tươi mới, luôn được đổi mới.”

Word by Word

• पुत्रः: a son
• पुत्रः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• त्वत्समः: equal to you
• त्वत्समः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्वत्-सम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष ‘equal to you’ (त्वया समः)

• नाथ: O lord
• नाथ: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/vocative), एकवचन

• भवेत्: may there be / would be
• भवेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• अद्भुतशक्तिमान्: of marvelous power
• अद्भुतशक्तिमान्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अद्भुत-शक्तिमत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्मधारय ‘wonderfully powerful’

• सौगन्ध्यम्: fragrance
• सौगन्ध्यम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सौगन्ध्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• सर्वदा: always
• सर्वदा: Kala-adhikarana (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: always)

• अङ्गे: in (my) body
• अङ्गे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन; locative ‘in (my) body/limbs’

• मे: my
• मे: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन; ‘my’

• तारुण्यम्: youthfulness
• तारुण्यम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तारुण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय

• नवम्-नवम्: ever new
• नवम्-नवम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; पुनरुक्ति (reduplication) intensifier ‘ever-new’ qualifying तारुण्यम्

Speaker

Parvati

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati

FAQs

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

The verse portrays devotion seeking Shiva’s grace for auspiciousness: a divinely empowered progeny and continual inner–outer purity (fragrance) and renewal (ever-fresh youth), symbolizing sustained shakti and well-being under Pati’s (Shiva’s) protection.

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

It reflects Saguna Shiva bhakti—approaching Shiva as “Nātha” who bestows tangible and subtle blessings. In Linga worship, devotees similarly pray for auspicious qualities (śubha-lakṣaṇa), purity, and Shiva’s sustaining power manifest in life.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

While not prescribing a specific rite, the mood aligns with daily Shiva-pūjā—offering fragrance (gandha), and japa of the Panchakshara “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” to seek Shiva’s anugraha (grace) for renewal, strength, and auspiciousness.