Shloka 13

Ikṣvāku-vaṃśa-prasaṅgaḥ — Genealogy of the Ikṣvāku Line and Exempla of Royal Dharma

Devanagari script

भविष्यति निरुद्विग्ना नारण्यं गंतुमर्हसि । ममाश्रमसमीपे तु हिमेषु मरुधन्वसु

Transliteration

bhaviṣyati nirudvignā nāraṇyaṃ gaṃtumarhasi | mamāśramasamīpe tu himeṣu marudhanvasu

Translation

“You will be free from anxiety; you may go to the forest. Indeed, near my hermitage—amid the snowy tracts and wind-swept lands—you shall dwell in peace.”

Word by Word

• भविष्यति: will be
• भविष्यति: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• निरुद्विग्ना: untroubled / free from anxiety
• निरुद्विग्ना: विधेय (Predicate adjective; of implied पृथिवी)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नि + उद् + √विज्/द्विज् (धातु) → उद्विग्न (कृदन्त; क्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); भूतकृदन्त (past participle)

• न: not
• न: सम्बन्ध (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निषेध-निपात (negation particle)

• अरण्यम्: to the forest
• अरण्यम्: कर्म (Object of motion)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अरण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• गन्तुम्: to go
• गन्तुम्: प्रयोजन (Purpose)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु) → गन्तुम् (कृदन्त; तुमुन्-प्रत्यय, infinitive)
• Form: तुमुनन्त (Infinitive), क्रियार्थ (purpose)

• अर्हसि: you ought / you deserve
• अर्हसि: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अर्ह् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), मध्यम-पुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• मम: my
• मम: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• आश्रम-समीपे: near (my) hermitage
• आश्रम-समीपे: अधिकरण (Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आश्रम (प्रातिपदिक) + समीप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular); तत्पुरुषः—‘आश्रमस्य समीपम्’ (near the hermitage)

• तु: but / indeed
• तु: सम्बन्ध (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अवधान/विरोधसूचक-निपात (particle: but/indeed)

• हिमेषु: in the snows / snowy regions
• हिमेषु: अधिकरण (Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हिम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), बहुवचन (Plural)

• मरुधन्वसु: in the Marudhanvan regions
• मरुधन्वसु: अधिकरण (Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मरुधन्वन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), बहुवचन (Plural); स्थानवाचक (place-name/region)

Speaker

A sage (ashrama-dwelling rishi) addressing a woman seeker (contextually aligned with Uma-saṃhitā narrative discourse)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Shakti Dimension

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati

FAQs

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

The verse blesses a seeker with nirudvega (freedom from agitation), indicating that true refuge is inner steadiness—an essential Shaiva Siddhanta mark of grace that ripens tapas into calm devotion toward Pati (Shiva).

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

Forest-dwelling near an ashrama traditionally implies regulated sadhana—japa, worship, and contemplation—where Saguna Shiva (as Linga and Lord) becomes the stabilizing focus that quiets fear and distraction.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is disciplined tapas with mantra-japa (especially the Panchakshara, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), supported by simple ashrama rites such as Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrāksha as aids for steadiness and purity.