Shloka 18

Sagara-vaṃśa-prasavaḥ — The Birth of Sagara’s Sons and the Bhāgīratha Lineage

Devanagari script

तच्चरितं च बहुधा पुराणेषु प्रवर्णितम् । रामायणे प्रसिद्धं हि नातः प्रोक्तं तु विस्तरात्

Transliteration

taccaritaṃ ca bahudhā purāṇeṣu pravarṇitam | rāmāyaṇe prasiddhaṃ hi nātaḥ proktaṃ tu vistarāt

Translation

その聖なる事績は、諸プラーナにおいてさまざまに語られている。『ラーマーヤナ』にもよく知られているゆえ、ここでは詳説しない。

Word by Word

• तत्-चरितम्: that (his) story/deeds
• तत्-चरितम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् + चरित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √चर् धातु)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (तस्य चरितम् = ‘his deeds’)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-बोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• बहुधा: in many ways
• बहुधा: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: बहुधा (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण (adverb), अव्यय (‘in many ways/many times’)

• पुराणेषु: in the Purāṇas
• पुराणेषु: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुराण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), बहुवचन

• प्रवर्णितम्: has been described
• प्रवर्णितम्: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicative participle)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + वर्ण् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त) → प्रवर्णित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोग (‘has been described’)

• रामायणे: in the Rāmāyaṇa
• रामायणे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रामायण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• प्रसिद्धम्: well-known
• प्रसिद्धम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र + सिद्ध (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √सिध्)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past participle used adjectivally), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात, अव्यय (‘indeed’)

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपात (negative particle)

• अतः: therefore/hence
• अतः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Logical connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; हेत्वर्थ/अपादानार्थ (‘therefore/from here/from this’)—अत्र ‘hence/therefore’

• प्रोक्तम्: has been stated
• प्रोक्तम्: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicative participle)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + वच् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त) → प्रोक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोग (‘has been said’)

• तु: but
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात, अव्यय

• विस्तरात्: in detail
• विस्तरात्: Hetu/Prayojana (हेतु/Extent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विस्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; अव्ययीभावार्थे ‘in detail’ इत्यर्थे (ablative of manner/extent)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Characters & Entities

• Rama

FAQs

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

It teaches discernment in sacred study: the Purāṇas transmit dharma and Shiva-tattva without needless repetition, pointing the seeker to the essential meaning rather than mere length of narration.

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

By acknowledging well-known Itihāsa material, the text keeps focus on Shiva-centered upāsanā and siddhānta—encouraging devotees to take supportive narratives as context while concentrating on Shiva’s worship and liberation-teachings.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Study (svādhyāya) with japa: read the referenced story briefly, then return to steady practice such as Panchākṣarī mantra-japa (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and Shiva-smaraṇa, prioritizing inner assimilation over exhaustive retelling.