Shloka 13

Manu’s Progeny and the Birth of Iḍā

Genealogy and Dharma-Choice

Devanagari script

सुद्युम्न इति विख्यातस्त्रिषु लोकेषु विश्रुतः । जगत्प्रियो धर्मशीलौ मनुवंशविवर्द्धनः

Transliteration

sudyumna iti vikhyātastriṣu lokeṣu viśrutaḥ | jagatpriyo dharmaśīlau manuvaṃśavivarddhanaḥ

Translation

He was renowned by the name Sudyumna, celebrated throughout the three worlds—beloved of all beings, steadfast in dharma, and a great enhancer of Manu’s royal lineage.

Word by Word

• सुद्युम्नः: Sudyumna
• सुद्युम्नः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुद्युम्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• इति: thus, called
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/quotative marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; इति-शब्दः (quotative particle)

• विख्यातः: renowned, well-known
• विख्यातः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि-ख्यात (√ख्या धातु; क्त-प्रत्यय, कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (Past passive participle, क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• त्रिषु: in three
• त्रिषु: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: त्रि-शब्दः; बहुवचन-रूपे सप्तमी (Locative plural) (irregular numeral declension)

• लोकेषु: worlds
• लोकेषु: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• विश्रुतः: famed, celebrated
• विश्रुतः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि-श्रुत (√श्रु धातु; क्त-प्रत्यय, कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (Past passive participle, क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• जगत्प्रियः: beloved of the world
• जगत्प्रियः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (genitive determinative): जगतः प्रियः; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• धर्मशीलः: virtuous, of righteous conduct
• धर्मशीलः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धर्म (प्रातिपदिक) + शील (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (determinative): धर्मे शीलः/धर्मशीलः; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• मनुवंशविवर्द्धनः: increaser of Manu’s lineage
• मनुवंशविवर्द्धनः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मनु (प्रातिपदिक) + वंश (प्रातिपदिक) + वि-वर्धन (√वृध् धातु; ल्युट्/अन-प्रत्यय, प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः (determinative chain): मनोः वंशस्य विवर्द्धनः; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Characters & Entities

• Sudyumna
• Manu

FAQs

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

It presents the Shaiva-Puranic ideal of rulership: a king becomes “beloved of the world” by embodying dharma, thereby sustaining cosmic and social order—an outer expression of inner discipline valued in Shaiva conduct.

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

Though the verse is genealogical, it supports Saguna Shiva devotion indirectly: righteous kings preserve dharma, protect temples and worship, and uphold the conditions in which Linga-worship and Shaiva vows can flourish in society.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The practical takeaway is dharma-niṣṭhā (steadfast ethical discipline) alongside regular Shiva-upāsanā—daily remembrance of Shiva with the Panchakshara (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) to cultivate the same steadiness implied by “dharmaśīla.”