Shloka 9

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

Devanagari script

भगीरथसुतो राजा श्रुतसेनः इति श्रुतः । नाभागस्तु सुतस्तस्य पुत्रः परमधार्मिकः

Transliteration

bhagīrathasuto rājā śrutasenaḥ iti śrutaḥ | nābhāgastu sutastasya putraḥ paramadhārmikaḥ

Translation

バギーラタ（Bhagīratha）の子は、シュルタセーナ（Śrutasena）と名高い王であった。その子ナーバーガ（Nābhāga）は、きわめて法（ダルマ）に篤い、至上に正しい王子であった。

Word by Word

• bhagīratha-sutaḥ: son of Bhagiratha
• bhagīratha-sutaḥ: Karta (कर्ता; apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhagīratha (प्रातिपदिक) + suta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (भगीरथस्य सुतः)

• rājā: king
• rājā: Karta (कर्ता; apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājan (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• śrutasenaḥ: Shrutasena
• śrutasenaḥ: Karta (कर्ता; apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrutasena (प्रातिपदिक; नाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; व्यक्तिनाम

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Quotative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उद्धरण/इत्यर्थक (quotative particle)

• śrutaḥ: was known/heard
• śrutaḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया; predicate participle)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √śru (धातु) + ta (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय, past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘श्रुत’ = heard/known

• nābhāgaḥ: Nabhaga
• nābhāgaḥ: Karta (कर्ता; next subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nābhāga (प्रातिपदिक; नाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• tu: indeed
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle)

• sutaḥ: son
• sutaḥ: Karta (कर्ता; apposition to nābhāgaḥ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: suta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• tasya: of him
• tasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• putraḥ: son
• putraḥ: Karta (कर्ता; apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: putra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• parama-dhārmikaḥ: supremely righteous
• parama-dhārmikaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier of putraḥ)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: parama (प्रातिपदिक) + dhārmika (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारय (परमः धर्मिकः)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Bhagiratha
• Shrutasena
• Nabhaga

FAQs

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

It upholds dharma as a foundational virtue for rulers and seekers alike—purity of conduct prepares the mind for devotion to Pati (Shiva) and for liberation-oriented wisdom taught in the Uma Samhita.

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

Though genealogical, it frames the kind of adhikāra (fitness) praised in Shaiva tradition: a dharmic life supports steady Saguna Shiva worship—Linga-pūjā, mantra, and vrata—leading toward deeper realization.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The implied takeaway is dharma-aligned daily Shiva devotion: recitation of the Panchakshara ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya") with disciplined conduct; if practiced, Tripuṇḍra and rudrākṣa are traditional supports for such steadiness.