Shloka 31

Manu’s Progeny and the Birth of Iḍā

Genealogy and Dharma-Choice

Devanagari script

तदासौ विधिमा नम्य स्वाभिप्रायं कृतांजलिः । न्यवेदयद्विनीतात्मा ब्रह्मणे परमात्मने

Transliteration

tadāsau vidhimā namya svābhiprāyaṃ kṛtāṃjaliḥ | nyavedayadvinītātmā brahmaṇe paramātmane

Translation

そのとき彼は、法（vidhi）を定めるブラフマーに礼拝して頭を垂れ、合掌して、へりくだった心のままに自らの意向を、至上我（Paramātman）たるブラフマーに申し述べた。

Word by Word

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक (adverb: ‘then’)

• असौ: that (person), he
• असौ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: असद्/अदस् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक: अदस्)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• विधिम्: Brahmā / the Ordainer (Vidhi)
• विधिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• नम्य: having bowed
• नम्य: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: धातु √नम् (नमन)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययभाव (gerund/absolutive) ‘having bowed’

• स्वाभिप्रायम्: his own intention
• स्वाभिप्रायम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व + अभिप्राय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (स्वस्य अभिप्रायः)

• कृताञ्जलिः: with hands folded (having made añjali)
• कृताञ्जलिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृत (कृदन्त; √कृ + क्त) + अञ्जलि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (कृतः अञ्जलिः येन)

• न्यवेदयत्: informed, reported
• न्यवेदयत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: धातु √विद् (ज्ञापन/निवेदन) with नि-उपसर्ग; causative sense in usage ‘to inform’
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• विनीतात्मा: one whose self is humble
• विनीतात्मा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विनीत (कृदन्त; √नी + क्त, वि-उपसर्ग) + आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि (विनीतः आत्मा यस्य सः)

• ब्रह्मणे: to Brahmā
• ब्रह्मणे: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन

• परमात्मने: to the Supreme Self
• परमात्मने: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परम + आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय (परमः आत्मा)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Characters & Entities

• Brahma

FAQs

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

It highlights vinaya (humility) and śaraṇāgati (reverent surrender): the seeker approaches divine authority with añjali, offering one’s intention without ego—an essential Shaiva disposition for receiving grace.

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

Even when approaching a manifest divine form (Saguna worship), the inner posture is the same—bowing, folded hands, and truthful self-offering—through which devotion becomes fit to receive Shiva’s anugraha (grace).

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice namaskāra with kṛtāñjali before puja or japa, mentally stating your sankalpa with humility; let the attitude of surrender accompany mantra recitation (such as the Panchakshara).