Shloka 3

अनरण्य-वंशवर्णनम् तथा पिप्पलादस्य कामोत्पत्तिः

Genealogy of King Anaraṇya and Pippalāda’s arousal of desire

Devanagari script

भृगुं पुरोधसं कृत्वा शतं यज्ञांश्चकार सः । न स्वीचकार शक्रत्वं दीयमानं सुरैरपि

Transliteration

bhṛguṃ purodhasaṃ kṛtvā śataṃ yajñāṃścakāra saḥ | na svīcakāra śakratvaṃ dīyamānaṃ surairapi

Translation

Appointing Bhṛgu as his officiating priest (purohita), he performed a hundred yajñas. Yet even when the gods offered him Indra’s sovereignty, he did not accept that Indrahood.

Word by Word

• भृगुम्: Bhṛgu
• भृगुम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भृगु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• पुरोधसम्: as priest (purohita)
• पुरोधसम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरोधस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; 'purohita' sense

• कृत्वा: having made/appointed
• कृत्वा: Kriyā-sambandha (क्रिया-सम्बन्ध—पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव (indeclinable verbal), 'having made/appointed'

• शतम्: a hundred
• शतम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; संख्यावाचक (numeral)

• यज्ञान्: sacrifices
• यज्ञान्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन

• चकार: performed/did
• चकार: Kriyā (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/परोक्षभूत), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• न: not
• न: Pratiṣedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negative particle)

• स्वीचकार: accepted
• स्वीचकार: Kriyā (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्वी + कृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; उपसर्ग: स्वी- (स्वीकार- अर्थे)

• शक्रत्वम्: the status of Indra-hood
• शक्रत्वम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शक्रत्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; भाववाचक (state/office)

• दीयमानम्: being offered/given
• दीयमानम्: Karma-viśeṣaṇa (कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले कर्मणि शानच्/मान (present passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; 'being given'

• सुरैः: by the gods
• सुरैः: Karta (कर्ता—agent in passive sense)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• अपि: even/also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध—particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपि-कार (particle: even/also)

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Īśāna

Ritual Elements

Offering: naivedya

Characters & Entities

• Bhṛgu
• Śakra (Indra)
• Devas

FAQs

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

The verse highlights vairāgya: even immense ritual merit and the highest celestial office (Indrahood) are still within saṃsāra. From a Shaiva Siddhānta lens, true fulfillment is not deva-status but turning toward Pati (Śiva) for liberation.

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

By refusing Indrahood, the narrative points beyond worldly and heavenly rewards toward devotion and surrender to Śiva as the supreme Lord. Such detachment is the inner qualification that makes Liṅga/Saguṇa-Śiva worship a path to grace rather than a means for temporary power.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Perform duties without craving their fruits (niṣkāma-bhāva), and anchor practice in Śiva-upāsanā—especially japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”)—so that merit supports purification rather than ambition.