Shloka 34

Yatinātha-līlā: Śiva’s Test of the Bhilla Devotees at Arbuda Mountain

Devanagari script

आहुका सा महाभिल्ली भीमस्य तनयाऽभवत् । वैदर्भे नगरे राज्ञो दमयन्तीति विश्रुता

Transliteration

āhukā sā mahābhillī bhīmasya tanayā'bhavat | vaidarbhe nagare rājño damayantīti viśrutā

Translation

Jene große Bhillī-Frau, Āhukā, wurde zur Tochter des Königs Bhīma; in der Stadt Vidarbha war sie unter dem Namen Damayantī weithin berühmt.

Word by Word

• आहुका: Āhukā (name)
• आहुका: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आहुका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषनाम

• सा: she
• सा: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• महाभिल्ली: great Bhillī (tribal woman)
• महाभिल्ली: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + भिल्ली (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (महती भिल्ली)

• भीमस्य: of Bhīma
• भीमस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• तनया: daughter
• तनया: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तनया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• अभवत्: became; was
• अभवत्: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भू (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• वैदर्भे: in Vidarbha (Vidarbhan)
• वैदर्भे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वैदर्भ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; विशेषण (नगरे इति)

• नगरे: in the city
• नगरे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नगर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन

• राज्ञः: of the king
• राज्ञः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन

• दमयन्ती: Damayantī
• दमयन्ती: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दमयन्ती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषनाम

• इति: thus; named as
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उद्धरण/नामनिर्देशार्थक (quotative particle)

• विश्रुता: well-known; renowned
• विश्रुता: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √श्रु (धातु) → विश्रुत (कृदन्त; क्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि/भूतभावे (‘well-known’)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Characters & Entities

• Bhima
• Damayanti
• Ahuka
• Vidarbha

FAQs

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

It frames a transformation of identity—Āhukā becoming renowned as Damayantī—showing how destiny and dharma shape one’s name and fame within the Purāṇic order upheld under Śiva’s cosmic governance.

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

Though the verse is genealogical, such narratives in the Śatarudrasaṃhitā situate human lineages within the larger field of Śiva’s saguna līlā, where worldly roles and reputations unfold under the Lord who is Pati (the sovereign) over all beings.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

No specific rite is stated; the takeaway is to cultivate dharmic conduct and remembrance of Śiva (e.g., japa of “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) so that one’s life becomes ‘viśrutā’—well-founded in virtue rather than mere notoriety.