Shloka 578

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

Devanagari script

सत्यव्रतो महाबाहुर्भरणं तस्य चाकरोत् । विश्वामित्रस्य तुष्ट्यर्थमनुक्रोशार्थमेव च

Transliteration

satyavrato mahābāhurbharaṇaṃ tasya cākarot | viśvāmitrasya tuṣṭyarthamanukrośārthameva ca

Translation

Si Satyavrata na makapangyarihan ang bisig ay nagkaloob ng ikabubuhay sa kanya, upang kalugdan ni Viśvāmitra at dahil din sa habag at awa.

Word by Word

• सत्यव्रतः: Satyavrata (truth-vowed one)
• सत्यव्रतः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्य (प्रातिपदिक) + व्रत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि: ‘one whose vow is truth’ (proper epithet/name)

• महाबाहुः: the mighty-armed one
• महाबाहुः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + बाहु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि: ‘one with great arms’

• भरणम्: support/maintenance
• भरणम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भरण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

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

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• अकरोत्: did/performed
• अकरोत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• विश्वामित्रस्य: of Viśvāmitra
• विश्वामित्रस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्वामित्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तुष्टि-अर्थम्: for (his) satisfaction
• तुष्टि-अर्थम्: Prayojana (प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तुष्टि (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; प्रयोजनार्थक (purpose-accusative): ‘for satisfaction’

• अनुक्रोश-अर्थम्: out of compassion
• अनुक्रोश-अर्थम्: Prayojana (प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनुक्रोश (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; प्रयोजनार्थक: ‘for compassion’

• एव: indeed/only
• एव: Avadhāraṇa (अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (emphatic particle)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Characters & Entities

• Vishvamitra
• Satyavrata

FAQs

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

It highlights dharma expressed as compassionate support (anukrośa) and respectful service to a realized sage—actions that purify the soul (paśu) and loosen worldly bonds (pāśa), aligning life toward Shiva’s grace (Pati).

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

While not naming the Liṅga directly, the verse embodies Saguna Shiva worship through conduct: serving the guru and protecting dharma are treated in Shaiva tradition as living offerings to Shiva, who is pleased by compassion and right action.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The practical takeaway is seva and dana with a Shiva-centered intention—supporting the needy and honoring saints while remembering the Panchakshara (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) as the inner dedication of the act.