Shloka 37

Devanagari script

मरुदेवस्सुतस्तस्य सुनक्षत्रो भविष्यति । तत्सुतः पुष्करस्तस्यांतरिक्षस्तत्सुतो द्विजाः

Transliteration

marudevassutastasya sunakṣatro bhaviṣyati | tatsutaḥ puṣkarastasyāṃtarikṣastatsuto dvijāḥ

Translation

O twice-born sages, Marudeva’s son shall be Sunakṣatra; his son shall be Puṣkara, and Puṣkara’s son shall be Antarikṣa.

Word by Word

• marudevaḥ: Marudeva
• marudevaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: marudeva (प्रातिपदिक; नाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• sutaḥ: son
• sutaḥ: Karta (कर्ता; apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: suta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• tasya: of him
• tasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी, एकवचन

• sunakṣatraḥ: Sunakṣatra
• sunakṣatraḥ: Karta (कर्ता; apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: su-nakṣatra (प्रातिपदिक; नाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘सु’ उपसर्गयुक्त नाम

• bhaviṣyati: will be
• bhaviṣyati: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhū (धातु)
• Form: लृट्, परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• tat-sutaḥ: his son
• tat-sutaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + suta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (तस्य सुतः)

• puṣkaraḥ: Puṣkara
• puṣkaraḥ: Karta (कर्ता; apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: puṣkara (प्रातिपदिक; नाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• tasya: of him
• tasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी, एकवचन

• antarikṣaḥ: Antarikṣa
• antarikṣaḥ: Karta (कर्ता; apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: antarikṣa (प्रातिपदिक; नाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• tat-sutaḥ: his son
• tat-sutaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + suta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष

• dvijāḥ: O Brahmins (twice-born)
• dvijāḥ: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Vocative function though form is nominative plural)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvija (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; सम्बोधन/उद्देश्ये (O twice-born)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Characters & Entities

• Marudeva
• Sunakṣatra
• Puṣkara
• Antarikṣa

FAQs

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

It preserves sacred lineage (vaṃśa) memory: by naming successors, the Purana anchors dharma in time and shows how human history unfolds under the higher sovereignty of Pati (Śiva), even when the verse itself is genealogical.

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

Genealogies in the Shiva Purana often frame who later establishes temples, performs vows, or receives Śiva’s grace; thus, this verse functions as narrative scaffolding for future Saguna-Śiva devotion and linga-centered acts of merit described in surrounding sections.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

No specific rite is directly prescribed in this verse; the practical takeaway is to continue daily Shaiva observances—japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), vibhūti (tripuṇḍra), and linga-pūjā—while studying the Purana as a dharmic remembrance.