Shloka 31

Diter Vratabhaṅga and Indra’s Intervention

Diti–Kaśyapa Narrative

Devanagari script

तस्य विस्तारमाख्यातं पृथोर्वेन्यस्य शौनक । महर्ध्ये तदधिष्ठानं पुराणे परिकीर्तितम्

Transliteration

tasya vistāramākhyātaṃ pṛthorvenyasya śaunaka | mahardhye tadadhiṣṭhānaṃ purāṇe parikīrtitam

Translation

Wahai Śaunaka, uraian terperinci tentang itu telah dikisahkan dalam Purāṇa sehubungan dengan Pṛthu, putra Vena; dan singgasana sucinya (adhiṣṭhāna) yang amat mulia pun diproklamasikan di sana.

Word by Word

• तस्य: of him/its
• तस्य: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular), पुल्लिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (contextual) सर्वनाम

• विस्तारम्: expansion, detailed account
• विस्तारम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विस्तार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• आख्यातम्: has been narrated/told
• आख्यातम्: कर्मणि-भाव (predicate participle)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-ख्या (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (Past Passive Participle/क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन (agreeing with ‘विस्तारम्’)

• पृथोः: of Pṛthu
• पृथोः: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पृथु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• वेन्यस्य: of Venya (son/descendant of Vena)
• वेन्यस्य: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• शौनक: O Śaunaka
• शौनक: सम्बोधन (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शौनक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन

• महर्ध्ये: in the Mahardhya (section/portion)
• महर्ध्ये: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महर्ध्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन

• तत्: that
• तत्: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifier) to ‘अधिष्ठानम्’

• अधिष्ठानम्: basis, seat, locus
• अधिष्ठानम्: कर्म (Karma/Object) / विषय (Topic)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अधिष्ठान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• पुराणे: in the Purāṇa
• पुराणे: अधिकरण (Location: in the Purāṇa)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुराण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• परिकीर्तितम्: has been proclaimed/mentioned
• परिकीर्तितम्: कर्मणि-भाव (predicate participle)
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि-कीर्त् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (Past Passive Participle/क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन (agreeing with ‘अधिष्ठानम्’)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: The verse points to an already-told purāṇic expansion concerning Pṛthu (son of Vena) and the celebrated adhiṣṭhāna (sacred seat) connected with that narrative, functioning as an internal purāṇic cross-reference rather than a Jyotirliṅga episode.

Significance: Hearing/remembering purāṇic itihāsa is framed as dharmic orientation; the ‘adhiṣṭhāna’ motif hints at sanctified geography, but no specific Jyotirliṅga is named here.

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shaunaka
• Prithu
• Vena

FAQs

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

It emphasizes Purāṇic continuity: sacred truths and holy loci are authenticated through earlier narratives, guiding devotees to approach Shiva-dharma through śravaṇa (listening), smaraṇa (remembrance), and reverence for sanctified places.

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

By pointing to an adhiṣṭhāna (sanctified seat), it supports the Shaiva idea that Saguna worship is anchored in consecrated loci—places where devotion is focused through symbols like the Liṅga and where grace (anugraha) is traditionally accessed.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Purāṇa-śravaṇa/paṭhana (hearing or reciting scripture) and tīrtha-bhāva (reverent contemplation of sacred sites); practitioners may pair this with japa of the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” as a supportive discipline.