Shloka 139

Vyāsotpatti-kathana

Account of the Birth/Origin of Vyāsa

Devanagari script

सकारणेयमुत्पत्तिः कथिताश्चर्य्यकारिणी । महतां चरिते चैव गुणा ग्राह्या विचक्षणैः

Transliteration

sakāraṇeyamutpattiḥ kathitāścaryyakāriṇī | mahatāṃ carite caiva guṇā grāhyā vicakṣaṇaiḥ

Translation

由是，此起源之奇妙叙事，连同其因缘，已被宣说。至于伟大者的行迹，明辨之人当摄取并奉行其中所显的德行。

Word by Word

• स-कारणा: with cause(s)
• स-कारणा: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + कारण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Feminine, Nominative, Singular; कर्मधारयः ‘कारणसहित’

• इयम्: this
• इयम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Pronoun, Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• उत्पत्तिः: origin/creation
• उत्पत्तिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उत्पत्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• कथिता: has been told
• कथिता: Kriya (क्रिया/विधेय)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कथ् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि/भूतकृत् (past passive participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — PPP, Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• आश्चर्य-कारिणी: wonder-causing
• आश्चर्य-कारिणी: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आश्चर्य (प्रातिपदिक) + कारिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Feminine, Nominative, Singular; षष्ठी/तत्पुरुषः ‘आश्चर्यं करोति’

• महताम्: of the great (people)
• महताम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन — Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• चरिते: in (their) conduct/biography
• चरिते: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चरित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Neuter, Locative, Singular

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय-बोधक — Indeclinable; conjunction

• एव: indeed/only
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण — Indeclinable; emphatic particle

• गुणाः: virtues/qualities
• गुणाः: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन — Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• ग्राह्याः: should be accepted
• ग्राह्याः: Kriya (क्रिया/विधेय)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ग्रह् (धातु) + यत् (कृदन्त)
• Form: यत्-प्रत्ययान्त विधेय-विशेषण (gerundive/obligatory), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन — Gerundive ‘to be accepted’, Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• विचक्षणैः: by the discerning (people)
• विचक्षणैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विचक्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन — Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that Shiva-kathā is not mere storytelling: the wise should understand the causes behind events and extract the virtues shown by great souls, transforming listening into sādhana that purifies the pashu (bound soul) toward Shiva.

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

By framing the narrative as ‘with causes’ and ‘wonder-producing,’ it supports Saguna Shiva devotion—hearing the Lord’s līlā and teachings—so the devotee internalizes guṇas like devotion, restraint, and humility that mature into steady Linga-bhakti.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice svādhyāya and śravaṇa of Shiva Purana with contemplation: after hearing, note one guṇa to adopt and reinforce it with japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) as a daily discipline.