Shloka 48

Manu’s Progeny and the Birth of Iḍā

Genealogy and Dharma-Choice

Devanagari script

नाभागो दिष्टपुत्रोऽभूत्स तु ब्राह्मणतां गतः । स्वक्षत्रवंशं संस्थाप्य ब्रह्मकर्मभिरावृतः

Transliteration

nābhāgo diṣṭaputro'bhūtsa tu brāhmaṇatāṃ gataḥ | svakṣatravaṃśaṃ saṃsthāpya brahmakarmabhirāvṛtaḥ

Translation

నాభాగుడు దిష్టుని కుమారుడుగా జన్మించాడు; అయినా బ్రాహ్మణత్వాన్ని పొందాడు. తన క్షత్రియ వంశాన్ని స్థాపించి, బ్రాహ్మణోచిత కర్మధర్మాలలో భక్తితో లీనమయ్యాడు.

Word by Word

• नाभागः: Nābhāga (proper name)
• नाभागः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाभाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• दिष्टपुत्रः: son of Diṣṭa
• दिष्टपुत्रः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject complement)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिष्ट + पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (genitive determinative): ‘दिष्टस्य पुत्रः’

• अभूत्: became/was
• अभूत्: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लुङ्-लकार (Aorist), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), विरोध/विशेषार्थक (but/indeed)

• ब्राह्मणताम्: Brahminhood, status of a Brahmin
• ब्राह्मणताम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मणता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; भाववाचक-नाम (abstract noun: Brahminhood)

• गतः: having gone/attained
• गतः: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicate complement)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु) + क्त (प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्तरि प्रयोगे ‘gone/attained’

• स्वक्षत्रवंशम्: his own Kṣatriya lineage
• स्वक्षत्रवंशम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व + क्षत्र + वंश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (determinative): ‘स्वस्य क्षत्रस्य वंशः’ (one’s own Kṣatriya lineage)

• संस्थाप्य: having established
• संस्थाप्य: Purvakala (पूर्वकाल/Anterior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + स्था (धातु) + ल्यप् (प्रत्यय)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय-कृदन्त (gerund/absolutive), ‘having established/after establishing’

• ब्रह्मकर्मभिः: by Brahminical duties/rites
• ब्रह्मकर्मभिः: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्म + कर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष: ‘ब्रह्मणः कर्माणि’ (Brahminical rites/acts)

• आवृतः: covered/engaged (with)
• आवृतः: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + वृ (धातु) + क्त (प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘covered/engaged/occupied’

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Tatpuruṣa

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It highlights that spiritual refinement is rooted in dharma and inner discipline: even when born in a kṣatriya line, one may mature into brāhmaṇic qualities—purity, self-restraint, and scriptural conduct—supporting the Shaiva aim of becoming fit for Shiva’s grace (anugraha) and liberation.

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

By emphasizing brahma-karmas (sacred disciplines), the verse points to the preparatory purity that supports Saguna Shiva worship—regular rites, mantra-japa, and ethical living—through which devotion becomes steady and the mind becomes capable of sustained Linga-dhyāna.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is disciplined daily observance: purity, restraint, and mantra-centered worship—especially Panchakshara japa (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) alongside simple Linga-puja—performed with sincerity as part of one’s dharma.