Shloka 47

Ikṣvāku-vaṃśa-prasaṅgaḥ — Genealogy of the Ikṣvāku Line and Exempla of Royal Dharma

Devanagari script

पुरुकुत्ससुतस्त्वासीद्विद्वांस्त्रय्यारुणिः कविः । तस्य सत्यव्रतो नाम कुमारोऽभून्महाबली

Transliteration

purukutsasutastvāsīdvidvāṃstrayyāruṇiḥ kaviḥ | tasya satyavrato nāma kumāro'bhūnmahābalī

Translation

Trayyāruṇi, o sábio poeta-rishi, era filho de Purukutsa. A ele nasceu um filho chamado Satyavrata, um jovem de grande vigor.

Word by Word

• पुरुकुत्ससुतः: son of Purukutsa
• पुरुकुत्ससुतः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरुकुत्स + सुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (पुरुकुत्सस्य सुतः)

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/विशेषण-निपात (particle: ‘but/indeed’)

• आसीत्: was
• आसीत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अस् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (अनद्यतनभूत/Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• विद्वान्: learned
• विद्वान्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विद्वस् (कृदन्त; √विद् (धातु) + वत्)
• Form: वर्तमानकृत् (present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण

• त्रय्यारुणिः: Trayyāruṇi (name/title)
• त्रय्यारुणिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रय्य् + आरुणि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (त्रय्याः आरुणिः/वेदत्रयीसम्बद्धः आरुणिः)

• कविः: sage/poet
• कविः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कवि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• सत्यव्रतः: Satyavrata (truth-vowed)
• सत्यव्रतः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्य + व्रत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (सत्यं व्रतं यस्य/सत्यव्रत-नामकः)

• नाम: named
• नाम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय)
• Form: नाम-निपात (particle indicating name)

• कुमारः: a prince/boy
• कुमारः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुमार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• अभूत्: became/was
• अभूत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भू (धातु)
• Form: लुङ् (अद्यतनभूत/Aorist), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• महाबली: very strong
• महाबली: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा + बलिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (महान् बली) विशेषण ‘कुमारः’

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Purukutsa
• Trayyāruṇi
• Satyavrata

FAQs

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

It establishes a dharmic lineage: wisdom (Vedic learning) and truth-vows (satyavrata) are presented as the seedbed for strength and spiritual fitness, aligning with Shaiva Siddhanta where disciplined conduct supports devotion to Pati (Shiva).

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

Though the verse is genealogical, it frames the type of devotee-fit character—truthful, learned, and disciplined—considered qualified for Saguna Shiva worship through Linga-seva, mantra-japa, and temple observances described elsewhere in the Purana.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The implied practice is satya-vrata (a vow of truth) as a foundational niyama, supporting steady japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and regular Shaiva discipline such as bhasma-dhāraṇa and devotion-oriented study.