Shloka 29

Sagara-vaṃśa-prasavaḥ — The Birth of Sagara’s Sons and the Bhāgīratha Lineage

Devanagari script

तद्वासिभिश्च मुनिभिः कलेरंते स एव हि । पुनर्भावयिता नष्टं सूर्यवंशं विशेषतः

Transliteration

tadvāsibhiśca munibhiḥ kaleraṃte sa eva hi | punarbhāvayitā naṣṭaṃ sūryavaṃśaṃ viśeṣataḥ

Translation

And he indeed—together with the sages dwelling there—will act at the close of the Kali age; in particular, he will restore and re-establish the Solar Dynasty that had fallen into ruin.

Word by Word

• तद्वासिभिः: by the inhabitants of that (place)
• तद्वासिभिः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + वासिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (तस्य वासिनः)

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

• मुनिभिः: by sages
• मुनिभिः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन

• कलेः: of Kali (age/personified)
• कलेः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कलि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• रंते: they delight/rejoice
• रंते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: रम् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चय/अवधारण-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• हि: for/indeed
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: हेतु/निश्चयार्थक-अव्यय (particle)

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: काल/पुनरावृत्ति-अव्यय (adverb)

• भावयिता: reviver/restorer
• भावयिता: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भावयितृ (प्रातिपदिक; √भू/भावय्-णिच्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन; कर्तृवाचक-नाम (agent noun)

• नष्टम्: destroyed/lost
• नष्टम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नष्ट (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √नश् क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle)

• सूर्यवंशम्: the Solar dynasty
• सूर्यवंशम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूर्य (प्रातिपदिक) + वंश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (सूर्यस्य वंशः)

• विशेषतः: especially
• विशेषतः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/qualifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विशेषतः (अव्यय)
• Form: रीत्या/प्रकार-अव्यय (adverb: especially)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Shakti Dimension

Role: nurturing

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: End of Kali-yuga (kali-anta), a yuga-sandhi restoration motif

Characters & Entities

• Suryavamsha
• Munis
• Kali

FAQs

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

It highlights Shiva’s dharma-protecting governance of time: even in Kali-yuga’s decline, the Lord’s order works through realized sages to restore righteous lineage and stability, showing that spiritual authority (jnana and tapas) ultimately renews society.

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

Though the verse speaks of historical restoration, it reflects Saguna Shiva’s role as the active Lord (Pati) who intervenes through devotees and rishis; Linga-worship in the Shiva Purana is repeatedly presented as the means by which such divine grace and world-renewal become possible.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The implied practice is aligning with the rishis’ path—daily Shiva-puja with Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), along with Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudraksha as supports for steadiness in Kali-yuga—so one becomes a fit vessel for dharma-restoring grace.