Shloka 17

स्वायम्भुव-मन्वन्तर-वंशवर्णनम्

Genealogy of Svāyambhuva Manu and the Dhruva Episode

Devanagari script

अपचारेण वेनस्य कोपस्तेषां महानभूत् । हुंकारेणैव तं जघ्नुर्मुनयो धर्मतत्पराः

Transliteration

apacāreṇa venasya kopasteṣāṃ mahānabhūt | huṃkāreṇaiva taṃ jaghnurmunayo dharmatatparāḥ

Translation

À cause de l’offense de Vena, une grande colère s’éleva chez ces sages. Dévoués au dharma, les munis l’abattirent par la seule clameur retentissante « huṃ ».

Word by Word

• apacāreṇa: by (his) misconduct
• apacāreṇa: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अपचार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental), एकवचन

• venasya: of Vena
• venasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, षष्ठी (Genitive), एकवचन

• kopaḥ: anger
• kopaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कोप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• teṣām: of them
• teṣām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पुल्लिङ्ग, षष्ठी (Genitive), बहुवचन

• mahān: great
• mahān: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महान्त् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (of kopaḥ)

• abhūt: arose/became
• abhūt: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/Past), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; √भू = to become

• huṃkāreṇa: with a ‘huṃ’ shout
• huṃkāreṇa: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हुंकार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental), एकवचन

• eva: indeed/just
• eva: Sambandha (अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (emphasis)

• tam: him
• tam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• jaghnur: slew
• jaghnur: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हन् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; √हन् = to slay

• munayaḥ: sages
• munayaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• dharma-tatparāḥ: devoted to dharma
• dharma-tatparāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धर्म (प्रातिपदिक) + तत्पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सप्तमी/षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषार्थे प्रचलितः (sense: ‘intent on dharma’); पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (of munayaḥ)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Bhairava

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: हुं

Shakti Dimension

Role: destructive

Characters & Entities

• Vena
• Sages (Munis)

FAQs

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

It shows that adharma rooted in arrogance becomes a binding pasha (bond) that destroys spiritual welfare; the sages, established in dharma, act as instruments to restore cosmic order.

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

Vena’s disrespect implies rejection of sacred order and rightful worship; in Shaiva understanding, honoring Shiva’s dharma and the sanctity upheld by realized sages supports proper Saguna worship that purifies the devotee.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Cultivate humility and dharmic conduct before worship; approach japa (especially the Panchakshara) and Shiva-puja with reverence for gurus and saints, avoiding apacāra (ritual and ethical offenses).