Shloka 6

स्वायम्भुव-मन्वन्तर-वंशवर्णनम्

Genealogy of Svāyambhuva Manu and the Dhruva Episode

Devanagari script

काम्या नाम महाभागा कर्दमस्य प्रजापतेः । काम्यापुत्रास्त्रयस्त्वासन्सम्राट्साक्षिरविट्प्रभुः

Transliteration

kāmyā nāma mahābhāgā kardamasya prajāpateḥ | kāmyāputrāstrayastvāsansamrāṭsākṣiraviṭprabhuḥ

Translation

Kāmyā, the greatly blessed consort of the Prajāpati Kardama, had three sons: Samrāṭ, Sākṣi, and Aviṭprabhu.

Word by Word

• kāmyā: Kāmyā
• kāmyā: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāmyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• nāma: by name
• nāma: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/name-marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nāman (प्रातिपदिक) used as indeclinable
• Form: Indeclinable particle (निपात) meaning ‘by name’

• mahā-bhāgā: very fortunate
• mahā-bhāgā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + bhāgā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Karmadhāraya (कर्मधारय) ‘mahā ca sā bhāgā’ (very fortunate); Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• kardamasya: of Kardama
• kardamasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kardama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)

• prajāpateḥ: of the Prajāpati
• prajāpateḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prajāpati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)

• kāmyā-putrāḥ: sons of Kāmyā
• kāmyā-putrāḥ: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāmyā (प्रातिपदिक) + putra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष) ‘kāmyāyāḥ putrāḥ’ (sons of Kāmyā); Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन)

• trayaḥ: three
• trayaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: traya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन); numeral adjective qualifying ‘putrāḥ’

• tu: but/indeed
• tu: Sambandha-bodhaka (सम्बन्धबोधक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Indeclinable conjunction/particle (निपात), contrast/emphasis

• āsan: were
• āsan: Kriyā (क्रिया/predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (धातु)
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Plural (बहुवचन), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)

• samrāṭ: Samrāṭ
• samrāṭ: Karta (कर्ता/appositive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: samrāj (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); apposition to one of the three sons

• sākṣiḥ: Sākṣi
• sākṣiḥ: Karta (कर्ता/appositive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sākṣin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); apposition

• raviṭ-prabhuḥ: Raviṭprabhu
• raviṭ-prabhuḥ: Karta (कर्ता/appositive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: raviṭ (प्रातिपदिक) + prabhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष) proper name; Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); apposition

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Characters & Entities

• Kāmyā
• Kardama
• Prajāpati
• Samrāṭ
• Sākṣi
• Aviṭprabhu

FAQs

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

By naming Kardama’s lineage, the Purana situates worldly creation (prajā-sṛṣṭi) within Shiva’s cosmic order, reminding the seeker that all beings arise in a structured dharmic universe ultimately governed by Pati (Lord Shiva).

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

Though this verse is genealogical, such creation narratives in the Uma Saṃhitā frame the manifested world (saguṇa sphere) in which devotees perform Linga-worship; family lines and duties become supports for dharma, devotion, and eventual turning toward Shiva as the supreme refuge.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

No specific rite is prescribed in this verse; the practical takeaway is to sanctify one’s household duties with daily Shiva-smaraṇa—japa of the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” and simple Linga-pūjā—so worldly life becomes a path toward liberation.