Shloka 41

स्वायम्भुव-मन्वन्तर-वंशवर्णनम्

Genealogy of Svāyambhuva Manu and the Dhruva Episode

Devanagari script

वीरणस्य सुतां नाम्ना वीरणीं स प्रजापतेः । उपयेमे सुविधिना सुधर्मेण पतिव्रताम्

Transliteration

vīraṇasya sutāṃ nāmnā vīraṇīṃ sa prajāpateḥ | upayeme suvidhinā sudharmeṇa pativratām

Translation

Según los ritos debidos y la costumbre justa, tomó por esposa a Vīraṇī, fiel en su voto conyugal, hija del Prajāpati llamado Vīraṇa.

Word by Word

• वीरणस्य: of Vīraṇa
• वीरणस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीरण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular

• सुताम्: daughter
• सुताम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• नाम्ना: by name
• नाम्ना: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular; ‘by name’

• वीरणीम्: Vīraṇī
• वीरणीम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीरणी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; proper name

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• प्रजापतेः: of Prajāpati
• प्रजापतेः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रजापति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular

• उपयेमे: married/wedded
• उपयेमे: Kriya (क्रिया/Finite verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप-√या (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), Ātmanepada; 3rd person (प्रथम-पुरुष), Singular

• सुविधिना: by proper rites
• सुविधिना: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सु (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + विधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular; कर्मधारय: ‘good/proper rite/method’

• सुधर्मेण: by righteous conduct
• सुधर्मेण: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सु (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + धर्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular; कर्मधारय: ‘good dharma/virtuous conduct’

• पतिव्रताम्: devoted to her husband (chaste)
• पतिव्रताम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पति (प्रातिपदिक) + व्रत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; qualifies ‘वीरणीम्’; तत्पुरुष (षष्ठी): पतेः व्रतम् यस्याः = devoted to husband

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shakti Dimension

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: null

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati
• Prajapati
• Vīraṇa
• Vīraṇī

FAQs

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

It affirms that even worldly life is to be aligned with sudharma—right order and sacred rites—so that household duties become supportive of inner purity and devotion, ultimately oriented toward Shiva as the highest Pati.

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

By emphasizing proper dharmic procedure (suvidhi), the verse reflects the Shaiva principle that outer rites—like Linga worship performed with correct method—discipline the mind and make devotion to Saguna Shiva steady and sanctified.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The takeaway is adherence to suvidhi (proper method): perform daily Shiva-puja with cleanliness, mantra-japa (especially the Panchakshara, Om Namaḥ Śivāya), and disciplined vows, treating dharma as a support for devotion.