Shloka 10

स्वायम्भुव-मन्वन्तर-वंशवर्णनम्

Genealogy of Svāyambhuva Manu and the Dhruva Episode

Devanagari script

तस्मै ब्रह्मा ददौ प्रीतस्स्थानमात्मसमं प्रभुः । अचलं चैव पुरतस्सप्तर्षीणां प्रजापतिः

Transliteration

tasmai brahmā dadau prītassthānamātmasamaṃ prabhuḥ | acalaṃ caiva puratassaptarṣīṇāṃ prajāpatiḥ

Translation

Pleased with him, Brahmā—the Lord, the Prajāpati—granted him a station equal to his own; and he also bestowed an immovable seat of honor in the presence of the Seven Sages.

Word by Word

• तस्मै: to him
• तस्मै: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative/4th), एकवचन (Singular); सर्वनाम

• ब्रह्मा: Brahmā
• ब्रह्मा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• ददौ: gave
• ददौ: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular); परस्मैपद

• प्रीतः: pleased
• प्रीतः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रीत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √प्री)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (past participle/क्त)

• स्थानम्: a position, abode
• स्थानम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्थान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• आत्म-समम्: equal to himself
• आत्म-समम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक) + सम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तृतीया/षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषार्थे प्रयोगः—'आत्मना/आत्मनः समम्' (equal to himself)

• प्रभुः: the Lord
• प्रभुः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अचलम्: immovable, fixed
• अचलम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अचल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (स्थानम् इति)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (emphatic particle)

• पुरतः: in front (of)
• पुरतः: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुरतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अव्यय-प्रयोग (adverb/postposition) अर्थे 'समक्षम्' (in front of)

• सप्त-ऋषीणाम्: of the seven sages
• सप्त-ऋषीणाम्: Shashthi-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सप्त (प्रातिपदिक) + ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन; द्विगु-समास: 'सप्त ऋषयः'

• प्रजापतिः: the Prajāpati
• प्रजापतिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रजापति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Uma Samhita account to the sages at Naimisharanya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Brahma
• Saptarishis

FAQs

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

The verse highlights that spiritual attainment is ultimately sealed by grace: when merit ripens, higher cosmic authority (here Brahmā as Prajāpati) confirms one’s rightful “state” (sthāna) and publicly establishes honor among the ṛṣis—echoing the Shaiva Siddhanta emphasis that divine sanction and grace perfect the soul’s progress.

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

Though the verse names Brahmā, the Uma Samhita’s broader frame is Shaiva: worldly offices and even Brahmā’s authority are secondary to the Shaiva order in which devotion and dharma culminate in divine recognition; Linga/Saguna Shiva worship is presented as a means by which such merit and grace are gained and stabilized.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The practical takeaway is disciplined worship that leads to divine pleasure—regular Panchakshara japa ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya"), Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) observance, and steady pūjā—so that one’s inner “seat” becomes acala (firm), i.e., unwavering in dharma and meditation.