Shloka 4

Manu’s Progeny and the Birth of Iḍā

Genealogy and Dharma-Choice

Devanagari script

सा हि दिव्यांबरधरा दिव्याभरणभूषिता । दिव्यसंहनना चैवमिला जज्ञे हि विश्रुता

Transliteration

sā hi divyāṃbaradharā divyābharaṇabhūṣitā | divyasaṃhananā caivamilā jajñe hi viśrutā

Translation

She wore celestial garments and was adorned with divine ornaments. Endowed with a radiant, heavenly form, the renowned lady named Milā was born.

Word by Word

• सा: she
• सा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (explanatory/emphatic particle)

• दिव्याम्बरधरा: wearing divine garments
• दिव्याम्बरधरा: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य + अम्बर + धर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुष (दिव्यम् अम्बरं धरति इति)

• दिव्याभरणभूषिता: adorned with divine ornaments
• दिव्याभरणभूषिता: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य + आभरण + भूषित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (PPP) from भूष् (to adorn) → भूषित; तत्पुरुष (दिव्यैः आभरणैः भूषिता)

• दिव्यसंहनना: having a divine physique/structure
• दिव्यसंहनना: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य + संहनन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारय (दिव्यं संहननं यस्याः/दिव्य-संहनना)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle/emphasis)

• मिला: Milā (name)
• मिला: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मिला (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; नाम (proper noun)

• जज्ञे: was born
• जज्ञे: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

• विश्रुता: renowned
• विश्रुता: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विश्रुत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (PPP) from वि+श्रु (to be heard, become famous)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Gaurī

Role: creative

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Milā

FAQs

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

The verse highlights “divya” (celestial) embodiment as a sign of accumulated merit and divine grace, pointing to the Shaiva view that purity and devotion can elevate the soul’s condition while ultimately directing it toward Pati (Shiva) as the supreme refuge.

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

By emphasizing visible divine attributes—garments, ornaments, and form—it supports Saguna-oriented devotion, where devotees contemplate Shiva’s and Devi’s manifest glory; such contemplation ripens the mind for deeper, Nirguna realization beyond form.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is śuddhi and alaṅkāra-bhāva in worship—approaching Shiva with purity (snāna), offering clean cloth, flowers, and ornaments to the Liṅga or Shiva image, while mentally visualizing divine radiance during japa of “Om Namaḥ Śivāya.”