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

اس کا ایک نہایت طاقتور بیٹا ستیہ ورت کے نام سے ہوا۔ ستیہ ورت کی بیوی ستیہ دھنا نامی تھی، جس نے ہریش چندر کو جنم دیا۔

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.