Shloka 41

Satyavrata, Vasiṣṭha, and the Crisis of Dharma: Protection, Anger, and Vow-Discipline

Devanagari script

आजहार च लोकेषु कीर्तिं कीर्तिमतां वरः । धर्मं संस्थापयामास सगरोऽसौ महीतले

Transliteration

ājahāra ca lokeṣu kīrtiṃ kīrtimatāṃ varaḥ | dharmaṃ saṃsthāpayāmāsa sagaro'sau mahītale

Translation

That Sagara—foremost among the renowned—won fame throughout the worlds, and on the face of the earth he established dharma, the righteous order.

Word by Word

• आजहार: brought/obtained
• आजहार: Kriya (क्रिया/Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ+हृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

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

• लोकेषु: in the worlds/among people
• लोकेषु: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), बहुवचन

• कीर्तिम्: fame
• कीर्तिम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कीर्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• कीर्तिमताम्: of the famous (men)
• कीर्तिमताम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कीर्तिमत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन; गुणवाचक-प्रातिपदिक (possessive adjective used substantively)

• वरः: the best
• वरः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• धर्मम्: dharma/righteousness
• धर्मम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• संस्थापयामास: established
• संस्थापयामास: Kriya (क्रिया/Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्+स्था (धातु) + णिच् (causative) → संस्थापय (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Periphrastic Perfect/परस्मैपद-लिट्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; causative sense

• सगरः: Sagara
• सगरः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सगर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• असौ: this/that (he)
• असौ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अदस् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• महीतले: on the earth's surface
• महीतले: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महीतल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Shakti Dimension

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Sagara

FAQs

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

The verse praises Sagara as a dharma-establisher, implying that true renown arises when a ruler aligns earthly governance with the higher cosmic order ultimately upheld by Pati (Lord Shiva).

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

In Shaiva understanding, establishing dharma is not merely social order but devotionally harmonizing life with Shiva’s sustaining power; such dharmic kingship supports temple worship, Linga-puja, and protection of sacred rites.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The practical takeaway is dharmic discipline: daily Shiva-smaraṇa with the Panchakshara (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and conduct rooted in truth and duty, through which one becomes a support for dharma.