Shloka 26

ऋषभचरित्रवर्णनम् (Ṛṣabha-caritra-varṇanam) — “Account of Ṛṣabha’s Sacred Narrative”

Devanagari script

तत्रापि शिष्याश्चत्वारो भविष्यन्ति दृढव्रताः । सुधामा विरजाश्चैव संजयो विजयस्तथा

Transliteration

tatrāpi śiṣyāścatvāro bhaviṣyanti dṛḍhavratāḥ | sudhāmā virajāścaiva saṃjayo vijayastathā

Translation

ที่นั่นด้วย จักมีศิษย์สี่ผู้มั่นคงในว्रตะ—สุธามา วิรชา สัญชัย และวิชัย

Word by Word

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Avyaya), देशवाचक-क्रियाविशेषण (locative adverb)

• api: also
• api: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Avyaya), अवधान/समुच्चयार्थक (also/even)

• śiṣyāḥ: disciples
• śiṣyāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiṣya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (Nominative/1st), बहुवचनम् (Plural)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Avyaya), समुच्चयार्थक (conjunction 'and')

• catvāraḥ: four
• catvāraḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: catvāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (Nominative/1st), बहुवचनम् (Plural); संख्याविशेषणम् (numeral adjective)

• bhaviṣyanti: will be/will become
• bhaviṣyanti: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकारः (Simple Future), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथम-पुरुषः (3rd), बहुवचनम् (Plural)

• dṛḍha-vratāḥ: firm in vows
• dṛḍha-vratāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dṛḍha (प्रातिपदिक) + vrata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (Nominative/1st), बहुवचनम् (Plural); कर्मधारयः: दृढं व्रतं येषाम्/दृढव्रताः (firm-vowed)

• sudhāmāḥ: Sudhāmā (name)
• sudhāmāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sudhāman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (Nominative/1st), एकवचनम् (Singular); नाम (proper name)

• virajāḥ: Viraja (name)
• virajāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viraja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (Nominative/1st), एकवचनम् (Singular); नाम (proper name)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Avyaya), समुच्चयार्थक (and)

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Avyaya), अवधारणार्थक (emphatic: indeed/just)

• saṃjayaḥ: Saṃjaya (name)
• saṃjayaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃjaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (Nominative/1st), एकवचनम् (Singular); नाम (proper name)

• vijayaḥ: Vijaya (name)
• vijayaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vijaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (Nominative/1st), एकवचनम् (Singular); नाम (proper name)

• tathā: thus/likewise
• tathā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Avyaya), प्रकारवाचक (thus/so)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Characters & Entities

• Sudhāmā
• Virajā
• Saṃjaya
• Vijaya

FAQs

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

It highlights the Shaiva emphasis on disciplined vow (dṛḍha-vrata) and qualified discipleship—spiritual attainment is supported by steadiness, purity of conduct, and faithful adherence to the guru’s path toward Shiva-realization.

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

By naming vow-steadfast disciples, the text implies that Saguna Shiva worship—often centered on Linga-sevā, mantra, and observances—bears fruit when practiced with firm discipline and devotion under proper guidance.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The direct teaching is steadfast vrata; in Shaiva practice this commonly expresses as daily Shiva-pūjā, japa of the Panchākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), and disciplined observances such as Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrākṣa wearing, maintained consistently.