Shloka 20

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

Devanagari script

धौम्योपमन्युवत्साद्या मुनयो मुनिकन्यकाः । तच्छान्त्यर्थं समाजग्मुर्धन्यं विश्वानराश्रमम्

Transliteration

dhaumyopamanyuvatsādyā munayo munikanyakāḥ | tacchāntyarthaṃ samājagmurdhanyaṃ viśvānarāśramam

Translation

Sages such as Dhaumya, Upamanyu, and Vatsa—along with the daughters of the sages—assembled there; and to pacify that affliction, they went together to the blessed hermitage of Viśvānara.

Word by Word

• धौम्य-उपमन्यु-वत्स-आद्याः: Dhaumya, Upamanyu, Vatsa and others
• धौम्य-उपमन्यु-वत्स-आद्याः: Karta (कर्ता/Listed subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धौम्य (प्रातिपदिक) + उपमन्यु (प्रातिपदिक) + वत्स (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समाहार/इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व-प्राय सूचीसमास (enumerative copulative) + 'आदि' (etc.); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• मुनयः: sages
• मुनयः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• मुनिकन्यकाः: maidens/daughters of sages
• मुनिकन्यकाः: Karta (कर्ता/Co-subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक) + कन्यका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (genitive determinative): मुनिकन्यका = 'sages' maidens/daughters'; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• तत्: of that
• तत्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन; 'अर्थम्' इत्यस्य सम्बन्ध (of that)

• शान्ति-अर्थम्: for (the sake of) pacification
• शान्ति-अर्थम्: Prayojana (प्रयोजन/Purpose)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: शान्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष समास; द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; अव्ययवत् प्रयुक्तम् (purpose expression: 'for the sake of')

• समाजग्मुः: assembled / came together
• समाजग्मुः: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + आ + गम् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन (plural), परस्मैपद; उपसर्ग: सम्-आ-

• धन्यम्: blessed, auspicious
• धन्यम्: Karma (कर्म/Object-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (adjective) of 'आश्रमम्'

• विश्वानर-आश्रमम्: the hermitage of Viśvānara
• विश्वानर-आश्रमम्: Karma (कर्म/Goal object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्वानर (प्रातिपदिक) + आश्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (genitive determinative): विश्वानराश्रम = 'Viśvānara's hermitage'; पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Characters & Entities

• Dhaumya
• Upamanyu
• Vatsa
• Vishvanara

FAQs

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

It highlights a Shaiva ethic: when disorder arises, the wise seek śānti through satsanga, sacred refuge, and guidance from a spiritually accomplished hermitage—preparing the ground for Shiva’s grace to restore harmony.

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

Though the Linga is not named here, the movement toward a ‘blessed ashram’ reflects the Saguna pathway—approaching sanctified spaces and realized teachers where Shiva-worship (puja, japa, and discipline) is properly established, leading to inner pacification.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The implied practice is śānti-sādhana: seeking a consecrated place and performing disciplined japa and worship—classically including Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), along with purity observances and prayer for the removal of obstacles.