Shloka 28

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

Devanagari script

दिव्यैर्माल्यैश्च तं देवास्समंतात्समवारयन् । प्रशंसां चक्रिरे तस्य जय जीवेति वादिनः

Transliteration

divyairmālyaiśca taṃ devāssamaṃtātsamavārayan | praśaṃsāṃ cakrire tasya jaya jīveti vādinaḥ

Translation

The gods surrounded him on every side with celestial garlands, and they sang his praises, proclaiming, “Victory! May you live long!”

Word by Word

• दिव्यैः: divine
• दिव्यैः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (of माल्यैः)

• माल्यैः: with garlands
• माल्यैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माल्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-बोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• देवाः: the gods
• देवाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• समन्तात्: from all sides
• समन्तात्: Deśa-adhikaraṇa (देश-अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: समन्तात् (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place: ‘from all sides/around’)

• समवारयन्: surrounded/encircled
• समवारयन्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-आ-वृ (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• प्रशंसाम्: praise
• प्रशंसाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रशंसा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• चक्रिरे: they made/uttered
• चक्रिरे: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; आत्मनेपद

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• जय: victory!
• जय: Sambodhana/Uktyartha (सम्बोधन/उक्त्यर्थ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; उक्ति/आशीर्वादार्थे (as a cry of victory)

• जीव: live!
• जीव: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जीव् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/वाक्यसमाप्ति-बोधक अव्यय (quotative particle)

• वादिनः: speakers/chanters
• वादिनः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वादिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; कर्तृवाचक (agent noun)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: जय जीव इति

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Uma

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Devas

FAQs

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

It highlights bhakti as reverent recognition of divine greatness—praise, honoring, and auspicious blessings offered by higher beings, reflecting the soul’s (paśu) natural movement toward the Lord (Pati) through devotion.

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

Garlanding and hymning are classic forms of saguna-upāsanā: devotees honor the manifest Lord with offerings (mālya) and stuti, which purify the mind and steady attention for deeper realization.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Offer flowers/garlands with sincere praise (stotra) and conclude with auspicious benedictions; this can be paired with japa of the Panchakshara mantra (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) as a focused devotional practice.