Shloka 13

Devanagari script

कल्माषपादस्य सुतस्सर्वकर्मेति विश्रुतः । अनरण्यस्तु पुत्रोऽभूद्विश्रुतस्सर्वशर्मणः

Transliteration

kalmāṣapādasya sutassarvakarmeti viśrutaḥ | anaraṇyastu putro'bhūdviśrutassarvaśarmaṇaḥ

Translation

Kalmāṣapāda had a son renowned by the name Sarvakarma. And Sarvaśarman, also widely celebrated, had a son named Anaraṇya.

Word by Word

• कल्माषपादस्य: of Kalmāṣapāda
• कल्माषपादस्य: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कल्माषपाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन; समासः कर्मधारयः (कल्माषः पादः यस्य)

• सुतः: son
• सुतः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

• सर्वकर्म: (named) Sarvakarma
• सर्वकर्म: सम्बोधन/नाम (Apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + कर्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन; समासः कर्मधारयः

• इति: thus
• इति: वाक्य-सम्बन्ध (Quotation marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; इत्यर्थक-निपात (quotative particle)

• विश्रुतः: well-known
• विश्रुतः: विशेषण (Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि-श्रु (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्ययान्त past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• अनरण्यः: Anaraṇya
• अनरण्यः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनरण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; व्यक्तिनाम

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: वाक्य-सम्बन्ध (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण/विरोधार्थक-निपात (particle)

• पुत्रः: son
• पुत्रः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• अभूत्: became/was
• अभूत्: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• विश्रुतः: well-known
• विश्रुतः: विशेषण (Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि-श्रु (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• सर्वशर्मणः: of Sarvaśarman
• सर्वशर्मणः: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + शर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन; समासः कर्मधारयः; (शर्मन्-शब्दस्य षष्ठी एकवचन रूपम्)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Characters & Entities

• Kalmāṣapāda
• Sarvakarma
• Sarvaśarman
• Anaraṇya

FAQs

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

By preserving lineage (vaṁśa) and naming righteous rulers, the Purana frames dharma as a lived continuity; in Shaiva understanding, orderly dharma supports inner purification, making the mind fit for Shiva-bhakti and liberation (moksha) under Pati (Shiva).

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

This verse is narrative-genealogical rather than directly ritualistic, but it situates historical devotees and rulers within the Purana’s larger arc where kings uphold dharma and support Shiva’s temples, Linga-worship, and Shaiva rites—outer order enabling devotion to Saguna Shiva.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

No specific rite is prescribed in this line; the practical takeaway is to uphold sva-dharma and remember Shiva through daily japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), supported by purity of conduct.