Shloka 2

Ikṣvāku-vaṃśa (Genealogy) culminating in Rāma; Setu-liṅga Māhātmya; Continuation through Kuśa and Lava

Devanagari script

तस्य सत्यव्रतो नाम कुमारो ऽभून्महाबलः / भार्या सत्यधना नाम हरिश्चन्द्रमजीजनत्

Transliteration

tasya satyavrato nāma kumāro 'bhūnmahābalaḥ / bhāryā satyadhanā nāma hariścandramajījanat

Translation

เขามีโอรสผู้มีกำลังยิ่งชื่อ สัตยวรตะ และภรรยาของสัตยวรตะชื่อ สัตยธนา ได้ให้กำเนิดพระหริศจันทร

Word by Word

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (Genitive), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• सत्यव्रतः: Satyavrata (name)
• सत्यव्रतः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्य-व्रत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; नाम; कर्मधारय (सत्यं व्रतं यस्य)

• नाम: named
• नाम: Sambandha/Avyaya (सम्बन्ध/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; नाम-प्रयोग (particle indicating name)

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

• अभूत्: was/became
• अभूत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• महाबलः: mighty/very strong
• महाबलः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा-बल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण; कर्मधारय (महद् बलम् यस्य)

• भार्या: wife
• भार्या: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भार्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• सत्यधना: Satyadhanā (name)
• सत्यधना: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्य-धन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; नाम; कर्मधारय (सत्यं धनं यस्याः)

• नाम: named
• नाम: Sambandha/Avyaya (सम्बन्ध/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; नाम-प्रयोग

• हरिश्चन्द्रम्: Hariścandra
• हरिश्चन्द्रम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरिश्चन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; नाम

• अजीजनत्: gave birth to
• अजीजनत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद; causative (णिच्) from जन्: जीजनत् = caused to be born/bore

Speaker

Sūta (narrator) recounting the lineage within the Kurma Purana narrative frame

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: vira

Characters & Entities

• Satyavrata
• Satyadhanā
• Hariścandra

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FAQs

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

This verse is genealogical rather than metaphysical; it emphasizes satya (truth) as a lived virtue through names and lineage, a dharmic foundation that later supports higher teachings about Self-knowledge in the Purana.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

No direct yogic technique is stated here. Indirectly, the stress on satya (truthfulness) aligns with yama-discipline in Yoga traditions, presented as a prerequisite ethical ground for deeper sādhanā described elsewhere in the Kurma Purana.

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

It does not explicitly address Shiva–Vishnu unity; it sets a dharmic-historical backdrop (lineage and virtue) within which the Kurma Purana later teaches Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis and integrated devotion.