Shloka 35

स्वायम्भुव-मन्वन्तर-वंशवर्णनम्

Genealogy of Svāyambhuva Manu and the Dhruva Episode

Devanagari script

भविष्यं जानता सा तु धृता गर्भेण वै मया । भार्य्या वोऽस्तु महाभागास्सोमवंशविवर्द्धिनी

Transliteration

bhaviṣyaṃ jānatā sā tu dhṛtā garbheṇa vai mayā | bhāryyā vo'stu mahābhāgāssomavaṃśavivarddhinī

Translation

Knowing what was to come, I indeed caused her to conceive. O fortunate ones, let her become your wife—she who will increase and strengthen the Somavaṃśa, the Lunar dynasty.

Word by Word

• भविष्यम्: the future
• भविष्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भविष्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; object of ‘जानता’

• जानता: by (me) knowing
• जानता: Karana (करण/तृतीया)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ज्ञा (धातु) + शतृ (कृदन्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: वर्तमानकर्तरि कृदन्त (present active participle, शतृ); तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; पुंलिङ्ग (speaker ‘by me knowing’)

• सा: she
• सा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• तु: indeed; but
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; particle (emphasis/contrast)

• धृता: was held; was borne
• धृता: Kriya (क्रिया/विधेय)
• Type: Verb
• Root: धृ (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle, क्त); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; agrees with ‘सा’

• गर्भेण: by/with (a) womb; in pregnancy
• गर्भेण: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गर्भ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

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

• मया: by me
• मया: Kartr-karana (कर्तृ-करण/agent in passive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; ‘by me’

• भार्या: wife
• भार्या: Karta (कर्ता/विधेय-नाम)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भार्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; predicate nominative with ‘अस्तु’

• वः: your (plural)
• वः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन; enclitic ‘of you (all)’

• अस्तु: let (her) be
• अस्तु: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• महा-भागाः: O greatly fortunate ones
• महा-भागाः: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + भाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), बहुवचन; कर्मधारयः (महान्तः भागाः येषाम्)

• सोम-वंश-विवर्द्धिनी: increaser of the Soma lineage
• सोम-वंश-विवर्द्धिनी: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सोम (प्रातिपदिक) + वंश (प्रातिपदिक) + विवर्द्धिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (सोमवंशस्य विवर्द्धिनी)

Speaker

Brahma

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shakti Dimension

Role: creative

Characters & Entities

• Brahma
• Soma (Moon)
• Somavamsha (Lunar dynasty)

FAQs

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

The verse highlights divine oversight of worldly dharma: even lineage and marriage are shown as guided by higher knowledge, reminding the seeker that providence operates within karma while ultimately pointing beyond worldly identity toward Shiva as the supreme Pati (Lord).

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

Though the verse is genealogical in tone, the Uma Samhita frames worldly events as unfolding under the Lord’s governance; Saguna Shiva is worshiped as the inner ruler who orders creation, while the Linga signifies that the same supreme reality stands beyond all dynasties and births.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is to cultivate surrender (śaraṇāgati) alongside japa of the Panchakshara—“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—accepting one’s dharmic duties while remembering Shiva as the ultimate guide of outcomes.