Shloka 17

Manu’s Progeny and the Birth of Iḍā

Genealogy and Dharma-Choice

Devanagari script

सुद्युम्नस्य तु दायादास्त्रयः परमधार्मिकाः । उत्कलश्च गयश्चापि विनताश्वश्च वीर्यवान्

Transliteration

sudyumnasya tu dāyādāstrayaḥ paramadhārmikāḥ | utkalaśca gayaścāpi vinatāśvaśca vīryavān

Translation

Sudyumna had three heirs, supremely righteous in conduct—Utkala, Gaya, and the valiant Vinatāśva, endowed with great prowess.

Word by Word

• sudyumnasya: of Sudyumna
• sudyumnasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sudyumna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Genitive (षष्ठी/6), Singular (एकवचन)

• tu: indeed
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात), emphasis

• dāyādāḥ: heirs/sons
• dāyādāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dāyāda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Plural (बहुवचन)

• trayaḥ: three
• trayaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tri (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Numeral adjective; Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Plural (बहुवचन)

• parama-dhārmikāḥ: supremely righteous
• parama-dhārmikāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: parama (प्रातिपदिक) + dhārmika (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Karmadhāraya (विशेषण-विशेष्यभाव: 'परमाश्च ते धार्मिकाः'); Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Plural (बहुवचन)

• utkalaḥ: Utkala
• utkalaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: utkala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक)

• gayaḥ: Gaya
• gayaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक)

• api: also
• api: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात), inclusion/emphasis

• vinatāśvaḥ: Vinātāśva
• vinatāśvaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vinatā (प्रातिपदिक) + aśva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: 'विनतायाः अश्वः' / name); Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक)

• vīryavān: powerful/valiant
• vīryavān: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vīrya (प्रातिपदिक) + -vant (मतुप् प्रत्यय)
• Form: Possessive adjective (मतुप्/वन्); Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Characters & Entities

• Sudyumna
• Utkala
• Gaya
• Vinatāśva

FAQs

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

It highlights that a dharmic lineage is measured by righteousness (dharma) and inner strength, implying that worldly rule becomes spiritually meaningful when aligned with Shiva-centered virtue and right conduct.

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

Though genealogical, the Uma Saṃhitā frames righteous kingship as supportive of Shaiva order—protecting dharma, temples, vows, and proper worship—through which devotion to Saguna Shiva (as Linga and Lord) is sustained in society.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The verse implicitly recommends dharma-based living; a practical Shaiva takeaway is daily Panchākṣarī japa ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya") with Tripuṇḍra and reverence for Shiva’s devotees, to cultivate the “paramadhārmika” disposition.