Shloka 19

Devanagari script

अनुह्रादस्य सूर्यायां पुलोमा महिषस्तथा । ह्रादस्य धमनिर्भार्यासूत वातापिमिल्वलम्

Transliteration

anuhrādasya sūryāyāṃ pulomā mahiṣastathā | hrādasya dhamanirbhāryāsūta vātāpimilvalam

Translation

アヌフラーダはスーリヤーとの間に、プーロマーがマヒシャを産んだ。またフラーダの妻ダマニーは、ヴァーターピとイルヴァラを産んだ。

Word by Word

• अनुह्रादस्य: of Anuhrāda
• अनुह्रादस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनुह्राद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)

• सूर्यायाम्: in/through Sūryā (wife named Sūryā)
• सूर्यायाम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूर्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन)

• पुलोमा: Pulomā
• पुलोमा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुलोमा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• महिषः: Mahiṣa
• महिषः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महिष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• तथा: likewise/also
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: Indeclinable (अव्यय), adverb (क्रियाविशेषण)

• ह्रादस्य: of Hrāda
• ह्रादस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ह्राद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)

• धमनिः: Dhamanī
• धमनिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धमनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• भार्या: wife
• भार्या: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भार्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• असूत: gave birth to
• असूत: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सू (धातु)
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• वातापिम्: Vātāpi
• वातापिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वातापि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• इल्वलम्: Ilvala
• इल्वलम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इल्वल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Characters & Entities

• Anuhrāda
• Sūryā
• Pulomā
• Mahiṣa
• Hrāda
• Dhamanī
• Vātāpi
• Ilvala

FAQs

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

This verse preserves a lineage record: it situates certain beings within an Asuric genealogy, underscoring the Purāṇic theme that birth and power arise within saṃsāra, while liberation comes only by turning toward Pati (Śiva) beyond mere lineage and might.

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

Indirectly: by contrasting worldly continuities (progeny, clans, fame) with the Shaiva aim of refuge in Saguna Śiva—worship of the Liṅga, mantra, and devotion—through which the soul transcends pasha (bondage) rather than remaining bound to karmic descent.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

No specific rite is prescribed in this line; the practical Shaiva takeaway is to counter saṃsāric entanglement with daily Liṅga-pūjā, japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), and wearing vibhūti (tripuṇḍra) as a reminder of Śiva as the liberating Pati.