Shloka 28

Diter Vratabhaṅga and Indra’s Intervention

Diti–Kaśyapa Narrative

Devanagari script

तथैव मुनिशार्दूल कर्दमस्य प्रजापतेः । दक्षिणस्यां तथा पुत्रं सुधन्वानमचीक्लृपत्

Transliteration

tathaiva muniśārdūla kardamasya prajāpateḥ | dakṣiṇasyāṃ tathā putraṃ sudhanvānamacīklṛpat

Translation

ಓ ಮುನಿಶಾರ್ದೂಲ! ಅದೇ ರೀತಿಯಾಗಿ ಪ್ರಜಾಪತಿ ಕರ್ಧಮನು ದಕ್ಷಿಣೆಯ ಮೂಲಕ ‘ಸುಧನ್ವಾ’ ಎಂಬ ಪುತ್ರನನ್ನು ಜನ್ಮಗೊಳಿಸಿದನು।

Word by Word

• तथा: thus
• तथा: क्रियाविशेषण (adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (manner adverb)

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: निपात (particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चय/अवधारण-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• मुनिशार्दूल: O tiger among sages
• मुनिशार्दूल: सम्बोधन (address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि + शार्दूल (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष-प्राय (vocative address: 'tiger among sages'), पुल्लिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

• कर्दमस्य: of Kardama
• कर्दमस्य: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्दम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• प्रजापतेः: of Prajāpati
• प्रजापतेः: सम्बन्ध (genitive apposition to Kardama)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रजापति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• दक्षिणस्याम्: in the southern (direction)
• दक्षिणस्याम्: अधिकरण (locative)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दक्षिण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; दिक्-विशेषण (qualifier of implied 'दिशि')

• तथा: also/likewise
• तथा: क्रियाविशेषण
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (manner adverb)

• पुत्रम्: a son
• पुत्रम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• सुधन्वानम्: Sudhanvan (name)
• सुधन्वानम्: कर्म (appositive to पुत्रम्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुधन्वन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• अचीक्लृपत्: appointed/assigned/created
• अचीक्लृपत्: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कॢप् (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद; पुनरुक्त-आगमयुक्त-रूप (intensive/strong past form)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadyojāta

Shakti Dimension

Role: creative

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: sarga (ordered creation/lineage propagation)

Characters & Entities

• Kardama
• Dakṣiṇā
• Sudhanvan

FAQs

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

It situates human and divine lineages within dharmic order, showing how creation proceeds through ordained progenitors—supporting the Shaiva view that the cosmos functions under Pati’s (Śiva’s) sovereign governance even when the verse narrates genealogy.

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

Though not directly about the Liṅga, such lineage accounts in the Shiva Purana frame the cosmic administration that ultimately culminates in devotion to Saguna Śiva—reminding devotees that worldly order and progeny are subordinate to Śiva’s higher purpose of guiding beings toward liberation.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

No specific rite is prescribed in this verse; the practical takeaway is to uphold dharma in household life while maintaining Śiva-bhakti—daily japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and simple Liṅga-pūjā as the stabilizing spiritual discipline.