Shloka 26

Diter Vratabhaṅga and Indra’s Intervention

Diti–Kaśyapa Narrative

Devanagari script

वनस्पतीनां वृक्षाणां वटं राज्येऽभ्यषेचयत् । इति दत्तं प्रजेशेन राज्यं सर्वत्र वै क्रमात्

Transliteration

vanaspatīnāṃ vṛkṣāṇāṃ vaṭaṃ rājye'bhyaṣecayat | iti dattaṃ prajeśena rājyaṃ sarvatra vai kramāt

Translation

Among plants and trees, Prajāpati consecrated the banyan (vaṭa) as king. Thus, in due order, the Lord of creatures granted sovereignty everywhere—each being receiving its appointed domain.

Word by Word

• वनस्पतीनाम्: of the वनस्पतिस (lords of plants/trees)
• वनस्पतीनाम्: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी / Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वनस्पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन

• वृक्षाणाम्: of the trees
• वृक्षाणाम्: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी / Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन

• वटम्: the banyan tree
• वटम्: कर्म (Karma / Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• राज्ये: in the kingdom/sovereignty
• राज्ये: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa / Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राज्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन

• अभ्यषेचयत्: anointed/consecrated
• अभ्यषेचयत्: क्रिया (Verb action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि-षिच् (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• इति: thus
• इति: वाक्य-सम्बन्ध (Discourse marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; इत्यर्थक-निपात (quotative particle)

• दत्तम्: given/bestowed
• दत्तम्: कर्म/कर्मभाव (Object/state: 'given')
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• प्रजेशेन: by the lord of creatures (Prajāpati)
• प्रजेशेन: करण (Karaṇa / Agent-instrument; by)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रजेश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (प्रजाः + ईशः); पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन

• राज्यम्: the kingdom/sovereignty
• राज्यम्: कर्म (Karma / Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राज्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• सर्वत्र: everywhere
• सर्वत्र: देशाधिकरण (Locative sense / place)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• वै: indeed
• वै: वाक्य-बल (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (emphatic particle)

• क्रमात्: in order; successively
• क्रमात्: हेतु/रीति (Manner/sequence)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन; अव्ययीभावार्थे (adverbial: 'in due order/gradually')

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Purāṇic account to the sages, with the action attributed to Prajāpati)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Characters & Entities

• Prajapati

FAQs

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

It presents dharma as an ordered cosmos: roles and “sovereignties” are assigned according to a higher ordinance, pointing to the Shaiva view that the world operates under a divinely upheld niyati (cosmic law) ultimately grounded in Pati (the Supreme Lord).

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

By showing consecration (abhiṣeka) as the act that establishes authority, it echoes how devotees consecrate and worship Saguna Shiva through linga-abhiṣeka—recognizing sacred presence and rightful order under the Lord.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is reverential worship of sacred trees (especially the vaṭa) with water-offering and circumambulation, performed with Shiva-focused remembrance (e.g., silent japa of the Pañcākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”).