Shloka 42

स्वायम्भुव-मन्वन्तर-वंशवर्णनम्

Genealogy of Svāyambhuva Manu and the Dhruva Episode

Devanagari script

हर्य्यश्वानयुतं तस्यां सुतान्पुण्यानजीजनत् । ते विरक्ता बभूवुश्च नारदस्योपदेशतः

Transliteration

haryyaśvānayutaṃ tasyāṃ sutānpuṇyānajījanat | te viraktā babhūvuśca nāradasyopadeśataḥ

Translation

Darinya ia memperanakkan putra-putra suci yang dikenal sebagai Haryaśva. Namun, karena wejangan Nārada, mereka menjadi lepas dari keduniawian dan condong pada pelepasan.

Word by Word

• हर्यश्वान्: the Haryaśvas
• हर्यश्वान्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हर्यश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural; proper name/group ‘Haryaśvas’

• अयुतम्: ten thousand
• अयुतम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अयुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; numeral adjective ‘ten-thousand’ used as count/measure with plural noun

• तस्याम्: in her
• तस्याम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular; refers to the wife (Vīraṇī)

• सुतान्: sons
• सुतान्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural

• पुण्यान्: virtuous
• पुण्यान्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural; qualifies ‘सुतान्’

• अजीजनत्: begot/produced
• अजीजनत्: Kriya (क्रिया/Finite verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √जन् (धातु) (causative) → अ-जीजनत्
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), Parasmaipada, Causative (णिच्); 3rd person (प्रथम-पुरुष), Singular; ‘caused to be born/begot’

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural

• विरक्ताः: detached/dispassionate
• विरक्ताः: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि-√रञ्ज् (धातु) → विरक्त (कृदन्त, क्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: Past passive participle used adjectivally; Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• बभूवुः: became
• बभूवुः: Kriya (क्रिया/Finite verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भू (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), Parasmaipada; 3rd person (प्रथम-पुरुष), Plural

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चय)

• नारदस्य: of Nārada
• नारदस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular

• उपदेशतः: from (his) instruction; due to advice
• उपदेशतः: Hetu/Apadana (हेतु/अपादान/Cause-source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उपदेश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Ablative (5th/पञ्चमी), Singular; used adverbially ‘due to/from (his) instruction’

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Narada
• Haryaśvas

FAQs

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

It highlights vairāgya (dispassion) as a decisive turning point: even those born for worldly continuation can, through right instruction, turn toward liberation—aligning the soul (paśu) away from bonds (pāśa) and toward the Lord (Pati, Śiva).

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

Detachment is presented as the inner foundation of worship: when the mind loosens its grip on worldly aims, devotion and contemplation become steady, making Linga-worship and Saguna Śiva-bhakti fruitful as means toward grace and release.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The takeaway is cultivation of vairāgya through śravaṇa (listening to spiritual counsel) and japa—especially the Panchākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—supported by simple Shaiva disciplines like bhasma (tripuṇḍra) and Rudrākṣa as aids to steadiness.