Shloka 31

स्वायम्भुव-मन्वन्तर-वंशवर्णनम्

Genealogy of Svāyambhuva Manu and the Dhruva Episode

Devanagari script

तान्दृष्ट्वा तु निवृत्तास्ते तपसो लब्धसद्वराः । चुक्रुधुर्मुनिशार्दूल दग्धुकामा स्तपोबलाः

Transliteration

tāndṛṣṭvā tu nivṛttāste tapaso labdhasadvarāḥ | cukrudhurmuniśārdūla dagdhukāmā stapobalāḥ

Translation

Pero al verlos, aquellos ascetas—retirados de las sendas mundanas y colmados de excelentes dones por la austeridad—se enfurecieron, oh tigre entre los sabios, deseando quemarlos con el poder de su tapas.

Word by Word

• तान्: them
• तान्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive), ‘having seen’

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Discourse)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), विरोध/अन्वय (contrast/emphasis)

• निवृत्ताः: returned/turned back
• निवृत्ताः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नि+वृत् (धातु) → निवृत्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; (as predicate)

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• तपसः: from/by austerity
• तपसः: Hetu/Apadana (हेतु/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative) एकवचन (or षष्ठी 6th/Genitive singular by form); here: पञ्चमी—‘from/through austerity’

• लब्ध-सद्-वराः: having obtained excellent boons
• लब्ध-सद्-वराः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: लभ् (धातु) → लब्ध (कृदन्त) + सत् (प्रातिपदिक) + वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; समासः—कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष-प्रायः: ‘सद्वरान् लब्धवन्तः’ (having obtained excellent boons)

• चुक्रुधुः: became angry
• चुक्रुधुः: Kriya (क्रिया/Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: क्रुध् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन

• मुनि-शार्दूल: O tiger among sages
• मुनि-शार्दूल: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक) + शार्दूल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः—‘मुनिः एव शार्दूलः’

• दग्धु-कामाः: desiring to burn (them)
• दग्धु-कामाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दह् (धातु) → दग्धु (तुमुन्/infinitive-base) + काम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुषः—‘दग्धुं कामः येषाम्’ (desirous to burn)

• तपः-बलाः: whose strength was austerity
• तपः-बलाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तपस् (प्रातिपदिक) + बल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; बहुव्रीहिः—‘तपः बलं येषाम्’

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Rudra

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It highlights that even great tapas can be bound by pasha (bondage) when driven by krodha (anger); in Shaiva Siddhanta, true spiritual power matures into humility and Shiva-bhakti, not destructive wrath.

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

The verse contrasts mere ascetic power with purified devotion; Linga-worship and Saguna Shiva-upasana are presented in the Shiva Purana as disciplines that refine the heart so spiritual energy serves dharma rather than ego.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Channel austerity through japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and regular Tripundra-bhasma dharana to subdue anger and align tapas with Shiva-consciousness.