Shloka 34

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

Devanagari script

ततस्स राजा विप्रेन्द्र राक्षसं तं महाबलम् । आससाद महातेजा धुन्धुं विप्रविनाशनम्

Transliteration

tatassa rājā viprendra rākṣasaṃ taṃ mahābalam | āsasāda mahātejā dhundhuṃ vipravināśanam

Translation

Then, O best of Brāhmaṇas, the mighty and radiant king advanced to confront that powerful rākṣasa—Dhundhu, the destroyer of brāhmaṇas.

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Kāla/Deśa-adhikaraṇa (काल/देश-अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; तस्मात्/ततः—अपादानार्थक/क्रमसूचक (indeclinable; ‘then/from there’)

• राजा: the king
• राजा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Nominative, Singular)

• विप्रेन्द्र: O best of Brahmins
• विप्रेन्द्र: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र-इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Vocative, Singular)

• राक्षसम्: the demon
• राक्षसम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राक्षस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Accusative, Singular)

• तम्: that (one)/him
• तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Accusative, Singular)

• महाबलम्: mighty/very strong
• महाबलम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा-बल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (Masculine, Accusative, Singular; adjectival)

• आससाद: approached/attacked
• आससाद: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-√सद् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (परोक्ष-भूत), परस्मैपद; प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन (Perfect, 3rd person singular, active)

• महातेजाः: of great splendor
• महातेजाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा-तेजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (Masculine, Nominative, Singular; adjectival)

• धुन्धुम्: Dhundhu
• धुन्धुम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धुन्धु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; व्यक्तिनाम (Masculine, Accusative, Singular; proper name)

• विप्रविनाशनम्: destroyer of Brahmins
• विप्रविनाशनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विप्र-विनाशन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (Masculine, Accusative, Singular; adjectival)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Vīrabhadra

Characters & Entities

• Dhundhu
• the King

FAQs

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

It presents dharmic kingship as a protective force: the king confronts adharma embodied by Dhundhu, safeguarding the spiritual order represented by brāhmaṇas—an outer expression of the Shaiva ideal of upholding dharma under Pati (Śiva).

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

Though the Liṅga is not named here, the narrative frame of the Shiva Purana links victory over destructive forces to alignment with Saguna Śiva’s dharmic will—devotion and righteous action become instruments through which Śiva’s protection operates in the world.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The implied takeaway is dharma-protective sādhana: steady japa of the Pañcākṣarī ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya") and maintaining Śaiva disciplines (bhasma/tripuṇḍra and rudrākṣa) to strengthen resolve against adharma.