Shloka 60

Manu’s Progeny and the Birth of Iḍā

Genealogy and Dharma-Choice

Devanagari script

निर्विण्णः स तु कष्टेन विरक्तोऽभूत्स योगवान् । वनाग्नौ दग्धदेहश्च जगाम परमां गतिम्

Transliteration

nirviṇṇaḥ sa tu kaṣṭena virakto'bhūtsa yogavān | vanāgnau dagdhadehaśca jagāma paramāṃ gatim

Translation

Afflicted by hardship, he grew utterly disenchanted with worldly life and became steadfast in yoga. When his body was consumed by a forest fire, he attained the supreme state—liberation through the grace of the Lord, the supreme Pati (Śiva).

Word by Word

• निर्विण्णः: disheartened, weary
• निर्विण्णः: Visheshana of Karta (कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निर्विण्ण (वि + √विद्/√विन्द्?; रूढ-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; भाववाचक विशेषण (disgusted/dejected)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• तु: indeed, but
• तु: Sambandha-bodhaka (सम्बन्ध/Discourse)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विरोध/अन्वय (particle: ‘but/indeed’)

• कष्टेन: with hardship, painfully
• कष्टेन: Karana (करण/Means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कष्ट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• विरक्तः: detached
• विरक्तः: Visheshana of Karta (कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विरक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• अभूत्: became
• अभूत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लुङ् (Aorist), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• योगवान्: endowed with yoga
• योगवान्: Visheshana of Karta (कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: योगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; मतुप्-प्रत्ययान्त (possessive adjective)

• वनाग्नौ: in the forest-fire
• वनाग्नौ: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वन + अग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (वनस्य अग्निः)

• दग्धदेहः: whose body was burnt
• दग्धदेहः: Visheshana of Karta (कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दग्ध + देह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (दग्धः देहः यस्य/दग्धदेहः)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• जगाम: went, attained
• जगाम: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• परमाम्: supreme
• परमाम्: Visheshana of Karma (कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; ‘गतिम्’ विशेषणम्

• गतिम्: state, destination
• गतिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga passage; the verse frames mokṣa as attained by vairāgya-yoga and Śiva’s supreme lordship (Pati) granting release.

Significance: General teaching: dispassion (nirveda/vairāgya) and yoga ripen the soul for Śiva’s anugraha leading to liberation.

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: Forest-fire as a worldly catalyst for deha-anta (end of embodiment), contrasted with attainment of paramā gati (supreme state).

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse teaches that intense worldly suffering can ripen into vairāgya (detachment) and yogic steadiness, culminating in “paramāṃ gati”—the highest liberation under Śiva, the supreme Pati who releases the bound soul from pāśa (bondage).

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

In the Śaiva Purāṇic frame, “supreme gati” is not mere escape but union with Śiva’s saving grace. Worship of Saguna Śiva—especially through the Liṅga—purifies the mind, supports yoga and dispassion, and prepares the soul for the Lord’s liberating bestowal.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The takeaway is cultivation of vairāgya and yoga: steady japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), meditation on Śiva, and disciplined living. Supporting Śaiva practices like bhasma (tripuṇḍra) and rudrākṣa may be adopted to strengthen remembrance and inner restraint.