Shloka 18

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

Devanagari script

तेन रायन्न शक्नोमि तस्मिंस्स्थातुं स्व आश्रमे । तं वारय महाबाहो लोकानां हितकाम्यया

Transliteration

tena rāyanna śaknomi tasmiṃssthātuṃ sva āśrame | taṃ vāraya mahābāho lokānāṃ hitakāmyayā

Translation

Because of him, O King, I am unable to remain in my own hermitage. Therefore, O mighty-armed one, restrain him, out of a desire for the welfare of all people.

Word by Word

• तेन: by that/therefore
• तेन: Karana (करण/Instrument-cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• राजन्: O king
• राजन्: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन

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

• शक्नोमि: I am able
• शक्नोमि: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: शक् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• तस्मिन्: in that (place)
• तस्मिन्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• स्थातुम्: to stay
• स्थातुम्: Karma (कर्म/Complement of ability)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त (Infinitive); ‘to stand/stay’

• स्वे: in (my/one's) own
• स्वे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्व (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; ‘आश्रमे’ इति पदस्य विशेषणम्

• आश्रमे: in the hermitage
• आश्रमे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आश्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• वारय: restrain/stop
• वारय: Kriya (क्रिया/Command)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वारय् (धातु—णिजन्त, causative of √वृ/√वार् ‘to restrain’)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• महा-बाहो: O mighty-armed one
• महा-बाहो: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + बाहु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारयः (महान् बाहुः यस्य)

• लोकानाम्: of the worlds/people
• लोकानाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• हित-काम्यया: with the desire for (their) welfare
• हित-काम्यया: Karana (करण/Instrument-cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हित (प्रातिपदिक) + काम्य (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (हितस्य काम्या = desire for welfare); हेतौ/प्रयोजन-निर्देशे करणरूपे

Speaker

A distressed sage/āśrama-dweller addressing a king (inferred within Umāsaṃhitā narrative dialogue)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha

Shakti Dimension

Role: nurturing

FAQs

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

The verse highlights loka-hita (universal welfare) as a dharmic principle: spiritual life (tapas in the āśrama) must be protected from disruptive forces, and righteous authority should act to preserve peace and virtue.

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

In Shaiva perspective, safeguarding an āśrama supports steady worship—japa, dhyāna, and pūjā—through which devotees approach Saguna Shiva (as worshipped in form, including the Liṅga) and mature toward inner purity.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The practical takeaway is dhāraṇā and niyama—maintaining disciplined practice such as Panchākṣarī japa (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and calm restraint, while ensuring one’s sādhana environment remains protected and sattvic.