Shloka 55

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

Devanagari script

प्रादाच्च तस्मै भगवान् हरिः पंचवरान्स्वयम् । वंशं मेधां च कीर्तिञ्च समुद्रं तनयं धनम्

Transliteration

prādācca tasmai bhagavān hariḥ paṃcavarānsvayam | vaṃśaṃ medhāṃ ca kīrtiñca samudraṃ tanayaṃ dhanam

Translation

Then Lord Hari (Viṣṇu) personally granted him five boons: a noble lineage, keen intelligence, enduring fame, lordship over the ocean, a son, and wealth.

Word by Word

• प्रादात्: gave
• प्रादात्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-दा (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• तस्मै: to him
• तस्मै: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (pronoun), चतुर्थी विभक्ति (Dative/सम्प्रदान), एकवचन

• भगवान्: the Blessed Lord
• भगवान्: Kartā (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nominative/कर्ता), एकवचन

• हरिः: Hari (Vishnu)
• हरिः: Kartā (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन

• पञ्च: five
• पञ्च: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पञ्च (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: संख्यावाचक विशेषण (numeral adjective), अव्ययवत्/अविकारी; ‘वरान्’ इति पदं विशेषयति

• वरान्: boons
• वरान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative/कर्म), बहुवचन

• स्वयम्: himself
• स्वयम्: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वयम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (emphatic adverb)

• वंशम्: lineage
• वंशम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वंश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन

• मेधाम्: intelligence
• मेधाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मेधा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• कीर्तिम्: fame
• कीर्तिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कीर्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• समुद्रम्: the ocean
• समुद्रम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: समुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तनयम्: a son
• तनयम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तनय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन

• धनम्: wealth
• धनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Uma-saṁhitā account to the sages)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu (Hari)

FAQs

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

It shows how divine grace can lawfully support a devotee’s dharmic life—lineage, intellect, fame, prosperity, and progeny—while still implying that higher fulfillment ultimately matures into devotion and liberation under Pati (Lord Śiva).

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

Though Hari grants the boons, the Shiva Purana’s broader frame treats such blessings as supportive outcomes of righteous conduct and devotion; in Saguna Śiva worship (Liṅga-upāsanā), devotees seek purity and steadiness first, and worldly boons become secondary, regulated fruits.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The verse implies disciplined bhakti that attracts grace; a practical takeaway is daily japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrākṣa, dedicating any gained prosperity back to dharma.