Shloka 7

Svāyambhuva Lineage to Dakṣa; Pṛthu’s Devotion; Pāśupata Saṃnyāsa; Dakṣa–Satī Episode

Devanagari script

मनोरजायन्त दश नड्वलायां महौजसः / कन्यायां सुमहावीर्या वैराजस्य प्रजापतेः

Transliteration

manorajāyanta daśa naḍvalāyāṃ mahaujasaḥ / kanyāyāṃ sumahāvīryā vairājasya prajāpateḥ

Translation

ຈາກ ນັດວະລາ ເກີດບຸດສິບຄົນ—ຜູ້ມີສະຫງ່າງາມແລະພະລັງອັນໃຫຍ່. ແລະຈາກທິດາຂອງ ພຣະຊາປະຕິ ໄວຣາຊາ ກໍເກີດລູກຫຼານຜູ້ມີວິລະກຳອັນແກ່ກ້າ.

Word by Word

• मनोरजायन्त: were born
• मनोरजायन्त: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मनोरजा (प्रातिपदिक) + √जन् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (plural)

• दश: ten
• दश: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दशन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: संख्यावाचक विशेषण; पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन (plural)

• नड्वलायाम्: in Naḍvalā
• नड्वलायाम्: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नड्वला (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन (singular)

• महौजसः: mighty/very powerful (ones)
• महौजसः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महौजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन (plural); समासः—महत् + ओजस् (कर्मधारय)

• कन्यायाम्: in (another) daughter
• कन्यायाम्: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कन्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन (singular)

• सुमहावीर्याः: of very great valor
• सुमहावीर्याः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु + महावीर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन (plural); समासः—महत् + वीर्य (कर्मधारय), उपसर्ग/उपपद ‘सु’ (intensifier)

• वैराजस्य: of Vairāja
• वैराजस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैराज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन (singular)

• प्रजापतेः: of Prajāpati
• प्रजापतेः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रजापति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन (singular); समासः—प्रजा + पति (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

Speaker

Suta (narrator) to the sages (genealogical narration within the Kurma Purana frame)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Naḍvalā
• Vairāja Prajāpati
• Prajāpati

More Details (3 sections)

FAQs

How does this verse explain the nature of the Supreme Self (Atman)?

This verse is genealogical rather than directly metaphysical; it supports the Purāṇic view that cosmic order (sṛṣṭi-krama) unfolds through divinely sanctioned progenitors, within which the Self remains the underlying, unchanged witness taught elsewhere in the Kurma Purana.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

No explicit yoga practice is stated in this verse; its focus is on creation-lineage. In Kurma Purana’s broader teaching, such sṛṣṭi narratives ground dharma and the disciplined life (yama-niyama, devotion, and Pāśupata-oriented restraint) that culminate in higher knowledge.

How does this verse depict the relationship between Shiva and Vishnu?

The verse does not directly mention Śiva or Viṣṇu; indirectly, it fits the Kurma Purana’s integrative framework where creation proceeds under the one supreme governance, harmonizing Vaiṣṇava and Śaiva strands across the text.