Shloka 33

स्वायम्भुव-मन्वन्तर-वंशवर्णनम्

Genealogy of Svāyambhuva Manu and the Dhruva Episode

Devanagari script

वृक्षक्षयं ततो दृष्ट्वा किंचिच्छेषेषु शाखिषु । उपगम्याब्रवीदेतान्राजा सोमः प्रतापवान्

Transliteration

vṛkṣakṣayaṃ tato dṛṣṭvā kiṃciccheṣeṣu śākhiṣu | upagamyābravīdetānrājā somaḥ pratāpavān

Translation

Luego, al ver la destrucción de los árboles y notar que sólo quedaban unas pocas ramas, el poderoso rey Soma se acercó y habló a aquellos (que sobrevivían).

Word by Word

• वृक्षक्षयम्: destruction of the trees
• वृक्षक्षयम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृक्ष-क्षय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (वृक्षाणां क्षयः)

• ततः: then/thereupon
• ततः: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अव्यय-प्रकारः: क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive), परस्मैपदी; अर्थः: having seen

• किंचित्: some/a little
• किंचित्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: किंचित् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; अनिश्चित-परिमाणवाचक (indefinite)

• शेषेषु: among the remaining
• शेषेषु: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शेष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), बहुवचन; विशेषण-प्रयोगः

• शाखिषु: in/among the trees (branch-bearing ones)
• शाखिषु: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शाखिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), बहुवचन

• उपगम्य: having approached
• उपगम्य: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप-गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive); उपसर्गः: उप; अर्थः: having approached

• अब्रवीत्: said/spoke
• अब्रवीत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), परस्मैपदी; प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• एतान्: these (persons)
• एतान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), बहुवचन

• राजा: the king
• राजा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन

• सोमः: Soma
• सोमः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सोम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; राज्ञः नाम

• प्रतापवान्: mighty/valiant
• प्रतापवान्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रतापवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; गुणवाचक-विशेषण

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the episode; the verse reports King Soma’s action)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Characters & Entities

• Soma

FAQs

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

It highlights the moral awakening that follows witnessing harm—recognizing the consequences of action (karma) and preparing the ground for a dharmic response aligned with Shiva’s order (pati-dharma governing the world).

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

Though the verse is narrative, it supports a key Shaiva theme: worldly power must submit to dharma; in Saguna Shiva worship (Linga-upasana), devotees cultivate restraint and responsibility, seeing Shiva as the inner ruler (Pati) who witnesses all acts.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is mindful restraint (saṃyama) before acting; one may reinforce this with japa of the Panchakshara (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) as a vow of non-harm and accountability.