Shloka 36

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

Devanagari script

तं निहत्य महाकायं बलेनोदकराक्षसम् । उत्तंकस्येक्षयामास कृतं कर्म नराधिपः

Transliteration

taṃ nihatya mahākāyaṃ balenodakarākṣasam | uttaṃkasyekṣayāmāsa kṛtaṃ karma narādhipaḥ

Translation

After slaying that huge-bodied water-demon by his strength, the king (lord of men) showed Uttanka that the deed had been accomplished.

Word by Word

• तम्: him/that one
• तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे/नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• निहत्य: having slain
• निहत्य: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ni-√han (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive), पूर्वक्रिया; उपसर्गः नि-

• महाकायम्: huge-bodied
• महाकायम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahā + kāya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (तम् इति विशेष्यस्य)

• बलेन: by strength
• बलेन: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन

• उदक-राक्षसम्: the water-demon
• उदक-राक्षसम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: udaka + rākṣasa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (उदकस्य राक्षसः)

• उत्तंकस्य: of Uttanka
• उत्तंकस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: uttaṃka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• ईक्षयामास: he observed/saw
• ईक्षयामास: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √īkṣ (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• कृतम्: done, accomplished
• कृतम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √kṛ (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (Past Passive Participle), नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया/प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्म इति विशेषणम्

• कर्म: deed, act
• कर्म: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: karman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

• नराधिपः: the king
• नराधिपः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nara + adhipa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (कर्ता), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (नराणाम् अधिपः)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Tripurāntaka

Characters & Entities

• Uttanka
• Naradhipa (the King)
• Udakarakshasa (water-demon)

FAQs

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

It highlights dharma in action: strength becomes sacred when used to remove obstacles to a devotee’s vow, reflecting the Shaiva ethic of protecting the righteous and supporting tapas.

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

Though the verse is narrative, it aligns with Saguna Shiva’s grace working through worldly instruments—here, the king’s valor becomes a vehicle that safeguards a devotee (Uttanka) so worship, vows, and spiritual pursuit can continue unobstructed.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is to pair japa (especially the Panchakshara, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with disciplined duty—performing one’s appointed work as service to Shiva while removing inner ‘demons’ like fear and negligence.