Shloka 26

Devanagari script

समुद्रतनया तेन धर्मतस्सुविवाहिता । रेजेऽधिकतरं राजा कृतदारो महाप्रभुः

Transliteration

samudratanayā tena dharmatassuvivāhitā | reje'dhikataraṃ rājā kṛtadāro mahāprabhuḥ

Translation

Kemudian putri Samudra dinikahkan dengannya secara benar menurut dharma. Setelah memperoleh istri yang sah, sang raja yang agung itu bersinar semakin cemerlang.

Word by Word

• समुद्रतनया: the ocean’s daughter
• समुद्रतनया: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: समुद्र (प्रातिपदिक) + तनया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (‘of the ocean’ + ‘daughter’)

• तेन: by him/with him
• तेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसक, तृतीया (करण), एकवचन; ‘by him/with him’

• धर्मतः: according to dharma, rightly
• धर्मतः: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: धर्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (ablatival adverb)

• सुविवाहिता: was properly married
• सुविवाहिता: Kriya (क्रिया; predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सु (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + वि+वह् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त PPP, स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘well married/given in marriage’

• रेजे: shone
• रेजे: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: राज् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/perfect), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• अधिकतरम्: more exceedingly
• अधिकतरम्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अधिकतर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन used adverbially (क्रियाविशेषण)

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

• कृतदारः: having taken a wife, married
• कृतदारः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृत (कृ-धातु, क्त/PPP) + दार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष-प्रायः ‘one who has taken a wife’ (married)

• महाप्रभुः: the great lord
• महाप्रभुः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण-रूपेण ‘राजा’

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Samudra (Ocean deity)

FAQs

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

The verse presents dharmic marriage as a sanctified life-stage where order, responsibility, and purity support inner growth; in Shaiva thought, such dharma becomes a supportive “pāśa” that can be refined into devotion, leading the soul toward Pati (Shiva).

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

By emphasizing dharma in household life, the verse implies that Saguna Shiva worship—daily puja, vows, and disciplined living—can be firmly established within family life, making the home a place of Shiva-oriented practice.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

It suggests maintaining dharmic observances alongside devotion—such as regular japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and purity in conduct—so that worldly duties become aligned with Shiva-bhakti.