Shloka 38

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

Devanagari script

धर्मे मतिं च सततं स्वर्गे वासं तथाक्षयम् । पुत्राणां चाक्षयं लोकं रक्षसा ये तु संहताः

Transliteration

dharme matiṃ ca satataṃ svarge vāsaṃ tathākṣayam | putrāṇāṃ cākṣayaṃ lokaṃ rakṣasā ye tu saṃhatāḥ

Translation

Those who are slain by a rākṣasa are granted an unwavering inclination toward dharma, an imperishable abode in heaven, and for their sons too an unperishing world—a secure and enduring state of welfare.

Word by Word

• धर्मे: in dharma/righteousness
• धर्मे: अधिकरण (Location/sphere)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• मतिम्: inclination, mind
• मतिम्: कर्म (Object: what is obtained)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• सततम्: always, constantly
• सततम्: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सतत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव/क्रियाविशेषणवत् अव्यय (adverbial accusative used as indeclinable)

• स्वर्गे: in heaven
• स्वर्गे: अधिकरण
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वर्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• वासम्: dwelling, residence
• वासम्: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: वास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• तथा: also, likewise
• तथा: सम्बन्ध/क्रियाविशेषण
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अव्यय-उपमा/समुच्चयार्थ (adverb: ‘also/likewise’)

• अक्षयम्: imperishable, undecaying
• अक्षयम्: विशेषण
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अक्षय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifier) to ‘वासम्’ (or implied ‘फलम्’)

• पुत्राणाम्: of (their) sons
• पुत्राणाम्: सम्बन्ध (Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय

• अक्षयम्: imperishable
• अक्षयम्: विशेषण
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अक्षय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण to ‘लोकम्’

• लोकम्: world, realm
• लोकम्: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• रक्षसा: by a demon (rākṣasa)
• रक्षसा: करण (Instrument/Agent in passive sense)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रक्षस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन

• ये: who
• ये: कर्ता (Subject of relative clause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; सम्बन्धक (relative pronoun)

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: वाक्य-सम्बन्ध
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विरोध/विशेषार्थक निपात (particle: ‘but/indeed’)

• संहताः: were slain/killed
• संहताः: कर्मणि-भाव (predicate participle)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-हन् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (Past Passive Participle/क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; ‘ये’ इत्यस्य विशेषणवत्

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It highlights a Shaiva view of karmic governance: even violent death can be transmuted into spiritual merit when one’s life is aligned with dharma under Shiva’s cosmic order, yielding enduring heavenly welfare and protection for one’s lineage.

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

The verse assumes Shiva as Pati—the supreme regulator of karma and refuge—so devotion to Saguna Shiva (often through Linga worship) supports steadfast dharmic inclination and auspicious post-death states governed by his grace and law.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Sustain dharma with daily remembrance of Shiva—japa of the Panchakshara “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” and simple Linga worship—so the mind remains dharma-oriented (dharme matiḥ) even amid fear or sudden danger.