Shloka 6

अनरण्य-वंशवर्णनम् तथा पिप्पलादस्य कामोत्पत्तिः

Genealogy of King Anaraṇya and Pippalāda’s arousal of desire

Devanagari script

प्राणाधिकाः प्रियतमा महिष्यस्सर्वयोषितः । नृपस्य पत्न्यः पञ्चासन्सर्वास्सौभाग्यसंयुता

Transliteration

prāṇādhikāḥ priyatamā mahiṣyassarvayoṣitaḥ | nṛpasya patnyaḥ pañcāsansarvāssaubhāgyasaṃyutā

Translation

The king’s chief queens were dearer to him than his own life, and were the most beloved among all women. The king had five wives, and all of them were endowed with good fortune and auspicious marital prosperity.

Word by Word

• प्राणाधिकाः: dearer than life
• प्राणाधिकाः: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्राण + अधिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (प्राणेभ्यः अधिकाः/प्राणात् अधिकाः) ‘महिṣ्यः/पत्न्यः’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• प्रियतमाः: most beloved
• प्रियतमाः: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रियतम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; अतिशय-विशेषणम् (superlative sense)

• महिṣ्यः: queens/chief wives
• महिṣ्यः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महिṣी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• सर्वयोषितः: all women
• सर्वयोषितः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + योषित् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; समासः—कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष-प्रायः (सर्वाः योषितः)

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

• पत्न्यः: wives
• पत्न्यः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पत्नी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• पञ्च: five
• पञ्च: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पञ्च (संख्या/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: संख्यावाचक-विशेषणम्; ‘पत्न्यः’ इत्यस्य संख्या

• आसन्: were
• आसन्: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• सर्वाः: all
• सर्वाः: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषणम् ‘पत्न्यः’ इति

• सौभाग्यसंयुताः: endowed with good fortune
• सौभाग्यसंयुताः: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सौभाग्य + संयुत (प्रातिपदिक); संयुत = सम् + युज् (धातु) → संयुत (कृदन्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (सौभाग्येन संयुताः)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Characters & Entities

• a king
• five queens

FAQs

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

It sets a dharmic narrative backdrop: worldly prosperity (saubhāgya) and harmonious household order are shown as supports for righteous living, which in Shaiva teaching becomes a foundation for devotion (bhakti) and eventual turning toward Lord Shiva as the supreme refuge.

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

Though it does not directly mention the Liṅga, it frames the social and moral stability from which Saguna Shiva worship typically arises in the Purana—devotees establish auspicious life (saubhāgya) and then dedicate its fruits to Shiva through vrata, pūjā, and temple/linga worship.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

No specific practice is stated in this verse; the implied takeaway is to preserve auspicious dharma in household life and then offer daily worship to Shiva (e.g., simple Liṅga-abhiṣeka with mantra such as Om Namaḥ Śivāya) as the sanctifying discipline of prosperity.