Shloka 19

स्वायम्भुव-मन्वन्तर-वंशवर्णनम्

Genealogy of Svāyambhuva Manu and the Dhruva Episode

Devanagari script

वेनस्य पाणौ मथिते संबभूव ततः पृथुः । स धन्वी कवची जातस्तेजसादित्यसन्निभः

Transliteration

venasya pāṇau mathite saṃbabhūva tataḥ pṛthuḥ | sa dhanvī kavacī jātastejasādityasannibhaḥ

Translation

ເມື່ອມືຂອງເວນາ ຖືກລິສີກວນແລ້ວ ພຣະປຣຶທຸ ກໍເກີດອອກຈາກມືນັ້ນ. ພຣະອົງອອກມາພ້ອມຄັນທະນູ ແລະເກາະປ້ອງກັນ ສະຫວ່າງໄສດັ່ງພຣະອາທິດ.

Word by Word

• venasya: of Vena
• venasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vena (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)

• pāṇau: in the hand
• pāṇau: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāṇi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन)

• mathite: when (it was) churned
• mathite: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/absolute circumstance)
• Type: Verb
• Root: math (धातु) + -ta (क्त)
• Form: Past passive participle (कर्मणि क्त-प्रत्यय), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन), Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग); absolute-locative sense (सप्तमी-सम्बन्ध/locative absolute)

• saṃbabhūva: came into being
• saṃbabhūva: Kriyā (क्रिया/predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु) with prefix sam-
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)

• tataḥ: thereupon/from that
• tataḥ: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/source)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय)
• Form: Indeclinable adverb (अव्यय-क्रियाविशेषण)

• pṛthuḥ: Pṛthu
• pṛthuḥ: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pṛthu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun (सर्वनाम), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• dhanvī: bearing a bow
• dhanvī: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dhanvin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); adjective qualifying ‘saḥ’

• kavacī: armoured
• kavacī: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kavacin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); adjective qualifying ‘saḥ’

• jātaḥ: was born/arose
• jātaḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया/predicative)
• Type: Verb
• Root: jan (धातु) + -ta (क्त)
• Form: Past passive participle used predicatively (क्त-प्रत्यय), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• tejasā: by splendour
• tejasā: Karaṇa (करण/instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tejas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• āditya-sannibhaḥ: resembling the Sun
• āditya-sannibhaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: āditya (प्रातिपदिक) + sannibha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष) ‘ādityasya sannibhaḥ’ (like the Sun); Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shakti Dimension

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Vena
• Prithu

FAQs

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

It shows how dharma is restored when unrighteousness obstructs it: through the tapas and authority of the sages, a righteous ruler (Pṛthu) manifests, reflecting the Shaiva view that Pati (the Supreme Lord) upholds cosmic order through lawful instruments.

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

Though not directly about the Liṅga, the narrative supports Saguna Shiva’s governance of the world: the Lord’s orderly power operates through sages and kings so that yajña, worship, and dharmic life can continue—conditions that sustain Liṅga-upāsanā and devotion.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The takeaway is steadiness in dharma and devotion: maintain daily Shiva-smaraṇa with the Pañcākṣara mantra ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya") and live in disciplined conduct, which is the inner 'armour' supporting spiritual life.