Shloka 19

गृहस्थ-जीवनसंस्काराः तथा पुत्रजन्म-शुभलक्षणवर्णनम् / Household Saṃskāras and the Auspicious Portents of a Son’s Birth

Devanagari script

सालंकायनहारीतौ विश्वामित्रोऽथ भार्गवः । मृकण्डस्सह पुत्रेण पर्व्वतो दारुकस्तथा

Transliteration

sālaṃkāyanahārītau viśvāmitro'tha bhārgavaḥ | mṛkaṇḍassaha putreṇa parvvato dārukastathā

Translation

There were Sālaṃkāyana and Hārīta; then Viśvāmitra and Bhārgava (Paraśurāma); Mṛkaṇḍa together with his son; and also Parvata and Dāruka—thus were these revered sages enumerated as present.

Word by Word

• सालंकायनहारीतौ: Sālaṅkāyana and Hārīta
• सालंकायनहारीतौ: Karta (कर्ता/Listed subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सालंकायन (प्रातिपदिक) + हारीत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वन्द्व समास (copulative): सालंकायन-हारीतौ; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, द्विवचन

• विश्वामित्रः: Viśvāmitra
• विश्वामित्रः: Karta (कर्ता/Listed subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्वामित्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• अथ: and then
• अथ: Nipāta (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निपात (connector)

• भार्गवः: Bhārgava (descendant of Bhṛgu)
• भार्गवः: Karta (कर्ता/Listed subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भार्गव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• मृकण्डः: Mṛkaṇḍa
• मृकण्डः: Karta (कर्ता/Listed subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मृकण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• सह: together with
• सह: Sahārtha (सहार्थ/Association)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, सहार्थक उपपद (preposition-like indeclinable)

• पुत्रेण: with (his) son
• पुत्रेण: Sahakāraka (सहकारक/Accompaniment)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; 'सह' इत्यस्य सहचर (instrumental with saha)

• पर्व्वतः: Parvata
• पर्व्वतः: Karta (कर्ता/Listed subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर्वत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• दारुकः: Dāruka
• दारुकः: Karta (कर्ता/Listed subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दारुक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• तथा: also / likewise
• तथा: Nipāta (निपात/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चय/प्रकारवाचक (also/likewise)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha

Characters & Entities

• Sālaṃkāyana
• Hārīta
• Viśvāmitra
• Bhārgava (Paraśurāma)
• Mṛkaṇḍa
• Mṛkaṇḍa's son (Mārkaṇḍeya)
• Parvata
• Dāruka

FAQs

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

The verse establishes an authoritative sacred setting by naming accomplished rishis; in Shaiva understanding, such assemblies indicate that Shiva-tattva (Pati) is to be heard, remembered, and lived as the highest liberating knowledge.

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

By listing renowned seers—especially Mṛkaṇḍa with his son Mārkaṇḍeya, celebrated for devotion to Shiva—the text signals a tradition where Saguna Shiva worship (including Linga-upāsanā) is upheld by realized sages as a direct means toward grace and liberation.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The practical takeaway is satsanga and śravaṇa (listening to Shiva-kathā) in the company of devotees; such hearing is traditionally supported by japa of the Panchākṣarī mantra (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and disciplined daily Shiva-pūjā.