Shloka 15

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

Devanagari script

अंतर्भूभिगतस्तत्र वालुकांतर्हितः स्थितः । राक्षसस्य मधोः पुत्रो धुंधुनामा सुदारुणः

Transliteration

aṃtarbhūbhigatastatra vālukāṃtarhitaḥ sthitaḥ | rākṣasasya madhoḥ putro dhuṃdhunāmā sudāruṇaḥ

Translation

There, having gone beneath the earth, he remained concealed within the sands—Dhundhu by name, exceedingly fierce, the son of the rākṣasa Madhu.

Word by Word

• अन्तः-भू-भिगतः: gone inside the earth
• अन्तः-भू-भिगतः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्तः (अव्यय/उपसर्गवत्) + भू (प्रातिपदिक) + भिगत (कृदन्त—गम् धातु, भि-उपसर्गयुक्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः—अव्ययीभावः (अन्तर्भू = भूमेः अन्तः; तत्र गतः = entered into the earth)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (locative adverb)

• वालुका-अन्तर्हितः: hidden within sand
• वालुका-अन्तर्हितः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वालुका (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्तर्हित (कृदन्त—धा/हिधातु?; व्यवहारतः ‘अन्तर्हि’ = hidden)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (वालुकायाम् अन्तर्हितः = hidden in sand)

• स्थितः: standing/remaining
• स्थितः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्था (धातु) → स्थित (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि/भूतकालिक विशेषण (past participle)

• राक्षसस्य: of the demon
• राक्षसस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राक्षस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• मधोः: of Madhu
• मधोः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मधु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; विशेष-रूप (मधु-शब्दस्य षष्ठी एकवचन)

• पुत्रः: son
• पुत्रः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• धुंधु-नाम: named Dhundhu
• धुंधु-नाम: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धुंधु (प्रातिपदिक) + नामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (धुंधु नाम यस्य = named Dhundhu)

• सु-दारुणः: very fierce
• सु-दारुणः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + दारुण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; उपसर्ग ‘सु’ = अत्यर्थे (very)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Bhairava

Characters & Entities

• Dhundhu
• Madhu

FAQs

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

The verse portrays tamasic concealment—evil tendencies hiding beneath the surface—highlighting that unseen obstacles arise from adharma and must be brought to light through Shiva-aligned discernment and righteousness.

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

By describing a fierce rākṣasa as a hidden obstruction, the narrative sets the need for Saguna Shiva’s protective grace—often approached through Linga worship—as the remover of fear, negativity, and impediments on the dharmic path.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is protective japa of the Panchakshara ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya") with a sattvic resolve; this is traditionally paired with Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrāksha as supports for steadiness against tamasic influences.