Shloka 37

स्वायम्भुव-मन्वन्तर-वंशवर्णनम्

Genealogy of Svāyambhuva Manu and the Dhruva Episode

Devanagari script

युष्माकं तेजसार्द्धेन मम चानेन तेजसा । ब्रह्मतेजोमयो भूपः प्रजा संवर्द्धयिष्यति

Transliteration

yuṣmākaṃ tejasārddhena mama cānena tejasā | brahmatejomayo bhūpaḥ prajā saṃvarddhayiṣyati

Translation

Dengan bagian dari sinar rohani kalian dan sinar dariku ini, sang raja akan berkilau laksana Brahmā dan menumbuhkan serta memakmurkan rakyatnya.

Word by Word

• युष्माकम्: of you (all)
• युष्माकम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• तेजसा: by splendor; by power
• तेजसा: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तेजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• अर्द्धेन: with a half; with a portion
• अर्द्धेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्द्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; ‘with half/portion’

• मम: of me; my
• मम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; conjunction (समुच्चय)

• अनेन: by this
• अनेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; demonstrative ‘by this’

• तेजसा: by splendor; by power
• तेजसा: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तेजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• ब्रह्म-तेजः-मयः: made of Brahmā’s radiance
• ब्रह्म-तेजः-मयः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक) + तेजस् (प्रातिपदिक) + मय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (ब्रह्मतेजसा मयः = consisting of Brahmā’s splendor)

• भूपः: king; ruler
• भूपः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन

• प्रजाः: creatures; subjects
• प्रजाः: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रजा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन

• संवर्द्धयिष्यति: will cause to grow; will nurture
• संवर्द्धयिष्यति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-वृध् (धातु) + णिच् (causative)
• Form: णिजन्त (causative); लृट् (Simple Future), परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

Speaker

Goddess Umā (Pārvatī), speaking within the Umāsaṃhitā discourse

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Brahma

FAQs

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

It teaches that prosperity and good governance arise when divine tejas (sacred potency) is shared through grace; such power is not mere force but dharmic radiance that sustains and uplifts all beings.

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

In Shaiva thought, Saguna worship (including Linga worship) invites anugraha—Shiva’s grace—manifesting as tejas that strengthens dharma in the world; the verse reflects that sanctifying power flowing into social order through a righteous king.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Cultivate tejas through Shaiva discipline: daily Panchakshara japa ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya"), reverent Linga-pūjā, and wearing Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) as a reminder that power must be guided by purity and dharma.