Shloka 5

Devanagari script

चन्द्रांगदस्य तनया सीमन्तिन्याः शुभांगजा । पत्नी तस्याभवद्ब्रह्मन्सुसाध्वी कीर्तिमालिनी

Transliteration

candrāṃgadasya tanayā sīmantinyāḥ śubhāṃgajā | patnī tasyābhavadbrahmansusādhvī kīrtimālinī

Translation

O Brahmane, Śubhāṅgajā—die Tochter Candrāṅgadas, geboren von Sīmantinī—wurde seine Gemahlin; sie war eine überaus tugendhafte, dem Dharma ergebene Frau namens Kīrtimālinī.

Word by Word

• चन्द्रांगदस्य: of Candrāṅgada
• चन्द्रांगदस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चन्द्रांगद (प्रातिपदिक; चन्द्र + अङ्गद)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन; कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष-नाम (चन्द्र इव अङ्गदः / चन्द्र-अङ्गदः)

• तनया: daughter
• तनया: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तनया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• सीमन्तिन्याः: of Sīmantinī
• सीमन्तिन्याः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सीमन्तिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• शुभांगजा: born of auspicious limbs / fair-limbed
• शुभांगजा: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ + अङ्गजा (प्रातिपदिक; अङ्ग + जा)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (शुभा अङ्गजा)

• पत्नी: wife
• पत्नी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पत्नी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• अभवत्: became / was
• अभवत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• ब्रह्मन्: O Brahmin / O sage
• ब्रह्मन्: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सम्बोधन, एकवचन; नपुंसकलिङ्ग (ऋकारान्त)

• सुसाध्वी: very virtuous
• सुसाध्वी: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु + साध्वी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (सु-साध्वी = अतिशयेन साध्वी)

• कीर्तिमालिनी: Kīrtimālinī (name; garlanded with fame)
• कीर्तिमालिनी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कीर्ति + मालिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (कीर्तेः मालिनी)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Characters & Entities

• Candrāṅgada
• Sīmantinī
• Śubhāṅgajā
• Kīrtimālinī

FAQs

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

It highlights sādhvī-dharma—steadfast virtue and fidelity—as a supportive foundation for spiritual merit, preparing the household life to be aligned with Shiva-bhakti and righteous conduct.

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

Though the verse is genealogical, the Shiva Purana repeatedly frames virtuous household life as conducive to Saguna Shiva worship—where purity of conduct, devotion, and right relations become offerings that steady the mind for Linga-upāsanā.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

No specific rite is prescribed in this line; the implied takeaway is to uphold purity and devotion in daily life and support it with simple Shiva practices such as Panchākṣarī japa (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and respectful observance of dharma.