Shloka 31

Devanagari script

तयोः पुत्रसहस्राणि षष्टिर्दानवनन्दनाः । मरीचिर्जनयामास महता तपसान्वितः

Transliteration

tayoḥ putrasahasrāṇi ṣaṣṭirdānavanandanāḥ | marīcirjanayāmāsa mahatā tapasānvitaḥ

Translation

Endowed with intense austerity, Marīci begot for them sixty thousand sons—mighty descendants among the Dānavas.

Word by Word

• तयोः: of the two (of them)
• तयोः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक; षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), द्विवचन (Dual)

• पुत्रसहस्राणि: thousands of sons
• पुत्रसहस्राणि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र + सहस्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (पुत्राणां सहस्राणि = thousands of sons)

• षष्टिः: sixty
• षष्टिः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: षष्टि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; संख्यावाचक (numeral)

• दानवनन्दनाः: sons of the Dānavas
• दानवनन्दनाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दानव + नन्दन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (दानवानां नन्दनाः = sons of Dānavas)

• मरीचिः: Marīci
• मरीचिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मरीचि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• जनयामास: begot/produced
• जनयामास: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Periphrastic Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; णिच्-प्रत्यय (causative sense: 'caused to be born')

• महता: with great
• महता: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन; विशेषण

• तपसा: austerity
• तपसा: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अन्वितः: endowed (with)
• अन्वितः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्वि + इ (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; अर्थ: 'युक्तः/समन्वितः' (endowed with)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Characters & Entities

• Marichi
• Danavas

FAQs

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

It highlights tapas (austerity) as a potent cosmic force: even worldly lineages and vast progeny arise through disciplined spiritual energy, reminding devotees that power is rooted in inner restraint under the higher order upheld by Pati (Shiva).

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

Though genealogical, it supports the Shaiva view that all manifestation unfolds within Shiva’s sovereign order; Linga worship centers the devotee in that transcendent source so creation’s expansions do not bind the soul (paśu) in pāśa.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The practical takeaway is tapas in a Shaiva mode—daily japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with self-discipline; if practiced, it should be paired with purity (bhasma/tripundra and right conduct) to direct energy toward liberation rather than mere increase of worldly outcomes.