Shloka 56

Manu’s Progeny and the Birth of Iḍā

Genealogy and Dharma-Choice

Devanagari script

मन्यमानो हतं व्याघ्रं स्वस्थानं स जगाम ह । रात्र्यां तस्यां भ्रमापन्नो वर्षवातविनष्टधीः

Transliteration

manyamāno hataṃ vyāghraṃ svasthānaṃ sa jagāma ha | rātryāṃ tasyāṃ bhramāpanno varṣavātavinaṣṭadhīḥ

Translation

Thinking that the tiger had been slain, he returned to his own place. But that night, bewildered and with his judgment shattered by rain and wind, he wandered in confusion.

Word by Word

• manyamānaḥ: thinking, supposing
• manyamānaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/agent; participle qualifying subject)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √man (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले शानच्-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (present middle participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; 'thinking/supposing'

• hatam: killed
• hatam: Karma (कर्म/qualifier of vyāghram)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: hata (कृदन्त; √han (धातु))
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण

• vyāghram: the tiger
• vyāghram: Karma (कर्म/object of thinking)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vyāghra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; कर्म

• sva-sthānam: his own place
• sva-sthānam: Karma (कर्म/goal as object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sva (प्रातिपदिक) + sthāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: 'svasya sthānam'); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; कर्म (destination as object)

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• jagāma: went
• jagāma: Kriya (क्रिया/predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √gam (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• ha: indeed (narrative particle)
• ha: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ha (अव्यय)
• Form: स्मरण/वृत्तान्तसूचक-अव्यय (particle used in narration/emphasis)

• rātryām: in the night
• rātryām: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rātri (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; अधिकरण (time-locative)

• tasyām: in that (night)
• tasyām: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/time: 'in that')
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• bhrama-āpannaḥ: having fallen into confusion
• bhrama-āpannaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/qualifier of saḥ)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bhrama (प्रातिपदिक) + āpanna (कृदन्त; √āp/√pad (धातु) 'to reach')
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (द्वितीया-तत्पुरुष: 'bhramam āpannaḥ'); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण

• varṣa-vāta-vinaṣṭa-dhīḥ: whose mind was ruined by rain and wind
• varṣa-vāta-vinaṣṭa-dhīḥ: Karta (कर्ता/qualifier of saḥ)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: varṣa (प्रातिपदिक) + vāta (प्रातिपदिक) + vinaṣṭa (कृदन्त; √naś (धातु)) + dhī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीहि-समास: 'yasya dhīḥ varṣa-vātena vinaṣṭā' ; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: storm (rain and wind) as an outer analogue of inner confusion

FAQs

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

It highlights how the unsteady mind (dhī) easily falls into bhrama (delusion) under external pressures; Shaiva teaching points toward seeking Pati (Shiva) as the stabilizing refuge beyond changing conditions.

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

The verse contrasts worldly confidence (“I have killed the tiger”) with sudden inner disorientation; in Saguna Shiva worship, the Linga becomes a steady support for remembrance and surrender when the mind is disturbed by circumstances.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is japa of the Panchakshara mantra (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) to regain steadiness of intellect, along with simple Shaiva disciplines like Tripundra-bhasma and focused breath to reduce भ्रम (mental wandering).