Shloka 13

स्वायम्भुव-मन्वन्तर-वंशवर्णनम्

Genealogy of Svāyambhuva Manu and the Dhruva Episode

Devanagari script

अजीजनत्पुष्करिण्यां वरुणं चाक्षुषो मनुः । मनोरजायन्त दश नड्वलायां महौजसः

Transliteration

ajījanatpuṣkariṇyāṃ varuṇaṃ cākṣuṣo manuḥ | manorajāyanta daśa naḍvalāyāṃ mahaujasaḥ

Translation

From Puṣkariṇī, the Cākṣuṣa Manu begot Varuṇa; and from Naḍvalā were born the ten sons named Manoraja, all of great splendor and power.

Word by Word

• अजीजनत्: begot; caused to be born
• अजीजनत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/लङ्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद; causative stem (णिच्)

• पुष्करिण्याम्: in Puṣkariṇī (name of a woman/place)
• पुष्करिण्याम्: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुष्करिणी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन

• वरुणम्: Varuṇa
• वरुणम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वरुण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-निपात (conjunction)

• चाक्षुषः: Cākṣuṣa (name/epithet)
• चाक्षुषः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चाक्षुष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• मनुः: Manu
• मनुः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• मनोर्: of Manu
• मनोर्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन; (रेफादेशः: मनोः → मनोर्)

• अजायन्त: were born
• अजायन्त: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/लङ्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन; आत्मनेपद

• दश: ten
• दश: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दशन्/दश (संख्याप्रातिपदिक)
• Form: संख्यावाचक; (अव्ययवत् प्रयोगः) प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचनार्थे

• नड्वलायाम्: in Naḍvalā (name of a woman/place)
• नड्वलायाम्: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नड्वला (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन

• महौजसः: the great-energetic ones; mighty (sons)
• महौजसः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महत् + ओजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; कर्मधारय (महद् ओजः येषाम्)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Characters & Entities

• Cakshusha Manu
• Varuna
• Pushkarini
• Nadvala
• Manoraja

FAQs

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

It situates cosmic order (ṛta/dharma) within sacred lineage: beings like Varuṇa arise through divinely governed creation, reminding the devotee that worldly authority and moral law ultimately rest under the sovereignty of Pati (Śiva).

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

Though genealogical, it supports the Shaiva view that all deities and powers function within Śiva’s cosmic lordship; thus worship of the Liṅga (Saguna focus) is worship of the source that empowers such deities and their ordained roles.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is to cultivate dharma through daily Śiva-smaraṇa: recite the Pañcākṣarī ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya") with Tripuṇḍra and bhasma as a reminder that all power is regulated by divine order.