Shiva Purana: Uma Samhita, Adhyaya 39, Shloka 28

Sagara-vaṃśa-prasavaḥ: The Birth of Sagara’s Sons and the Bhāgīratha Lineage

Devanagari script

मरुन्नामा सुतस्तस्य योगसिद्धो बभूव ह । असावास्तेऽद्यापि प्रभुः कलापग्रामसंज्ञके

Recitation with translationShiva Purana 5.39.28

Transliteration

marunnāmā sutastasya yogasiddho babhūva ha | asāvāste'dyāpi prabhuḥ kalāpagrāmasaṃjñake

Translation

उसका बेटा मारु था। वो योग में पूरा एक्सपर्ट बन गया। आज भी वो कलाप-ग्राम में रहता है। लोग उस्से गुरु मानते हैं।

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Word by Word

• मरुत्-नामा: named Marut
• मरुत्-नामा: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मरुत् (प्रातिपदिक) + नामन्/नाम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीहि-समास (‘मरुत् नाम यस्य सः’), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

• सुतः: son
• सुतः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• योगसिद्धः: accomplished in yoga; yoga-perfected
• योगसिद्धः: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: योग (प्रातिपदिक) + सिद्ध (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त from सिध्)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (सप्तमी/सम्बन्ध: ‘योगे सिद्धः’), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

• बभूव: became; was
• बभूव: Kriya (क्रिया/Verbal action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• ह: indeed
• ह: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (expletive/emphatic particle)

• असौ: that person; he
• असौ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: असद्/अदस् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• आस्ते: dwells; remains
• आस्ते: Kriya (क्रिया/Verbal action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• अद्यापि: even today; still
• अद्यापि: Kala (काल/Time adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अद्य (अव्यय) + अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय-समुच्चय (temporal adverbial phrase)

• प्रभुः: lord; master
• प्रभुः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject complement)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• कलापग्रामसंज्ञके: in the place called Kalāpagrāma
• कलापग्रामसंज्ञके: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कलापग्राम (प्रातिपदिक) + संज्ञक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (सम्बन्ध: ‘कलापग्राम-नामक’), पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (of स्थानम् implied)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Kalāpa-grāma is presented as a siddha-sthāna where perfected yogins abide; remembrance/śravaṇa of such siddha-abodes is framed as inspiring vairāgya and yoga-sādhana.

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It highlights the Shaiva ideal that through disciplined yoga aligned to Pati (Lord Shiva), a seeker can attain yogic perfection and steady abidance—symbolized by Maru’s continued presence in a sacred abode.

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

Though the verse speaks of yogic attainment, in the Shiva Purana such siddhi is traditionally grounded in devotion to Saguna Shiva—often expressed through Linga worship, mantra-japa, and reverence to Shiva as the bestower of grace that matures yoga into liberation.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The implied takeaway is sustained Shiva-oriented yoga: steady meditation and mantra-japa (especially the Panchakshara, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), supported by Shaiva disciplines like sacred ash (tripuṇḍra) and Rudraksha where applicable.