Shloka 16

Devanagari script

मरीचिमत्रिं पुलहं पुलस्त्यांगिरसौ क्रतुम् । वसिष्ठं नारदं दक्षं भृगुं चेति महाप्रभून्

Transliteration

marīcimatriṃ pulahaṃ pulastyāṃgirasau kratum | vasiṣṭhaṃ nāradaṃ dakṣaṃ bhṛguṃ ceti mahāprabhūn

Translation

అతడు ఆ మహాప్రభువులను పేర్కొన్నాడు—మరీచి, అత్రి, పులహ, పులస్త్య, అంగిరస, క్రతు, వసిష్ఠ, నారద, దక్ష, భృగు—ఋషుల్లో మహాతేజస్సులు।

Word by Word

• मरीचिम्: Marīci
• मरीचिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मरीचि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अत्रिम्: Atri
• अत्रिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अत्रि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• पुलहम्: Pulaha
• पुलहम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुलह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• पुलस्त्यम्: Pulastya
• पुलस्त्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुलस्त्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अङ्गिरसौ: Aṅgiras (dual form as in text)
• अङ्गिरसौ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अङ्गिरस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, द्विवचन — Masculine, Accusative, Dual (Vedic/epic dual form used for ‘Aṅgiras’/‘Aṅgirasau’)

• क्रतुम्: Kratu
• क्रतुम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्रतु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• वसिष्ठम्: Vasiṣṭha
• वसिष्ठम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसिष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• नारदम्: Nārada
• नारदम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• दक्षम्: Dakṣa
• दक्षम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• भृगुम्: Bhṛgu
• भृगुम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भृगु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चयबोधक conjunction)

• इति: thus; and so on
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (उद्धरण/समाप्तिसूचक particle)

• महाप्रभून्: great lords (eminent ones)
• महाप्रभून्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा + प्रभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन — Masculine, Accusative, Plural; कर्मधारय (‘महान्तः प्रभवः/प्रभवः’ = great lords)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Characters & Entities

• Marici
• Atri
• Pulaha
• Pulastya
• Angiras
• Kratu
• Vasistha
• Narada
• Daksha
• Bhrigu

FAQs

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

The verse establishes the sacred assembly of primordial ṛṣis—authorities of dharma and mantra—showing that the unfolding of Sati’s narrative occurs in the presence of exalted seers, thereby grounding the story in Vedic sanctity and cosmic order under Pati (Śiva).

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

By naming revered sages (including Nārada and Dakṣa), the text signals that even the highest ritual and Vedic lineages ultimately find their fulfillment when aligned with devotion to Śiva; later events in the Sati-khaṇḍa highlight the limits of mere ritual pride (notably around Dakṣa) without reverence for Śiva, the Lord of the Liṅga and the supreme Pati.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The practical takeaway is to approach Śiva-worship with humility and scriptural guidance—reciting the Pañcākṣarī ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya") and offering simple, sattvic worship (water, bilva) under the spirit of the ṛṣis’ discipline, rather than relying on ego-driven ritualism.