Shloka 30

Yatinātha-līlā: Śiva’s Test of the Bhilla Devotees at Arbuda Mountain

Devanagari script

त्वं सुता भीमराजस्य वैदर्भे नगरेऽनघे । दमयन्ती च विख्याता भविष्यसि गुणान्विता

Transliteration

tvaṃ sutā bhīmarājasya vaidarbhe nagare'naghe | damayantī ca vikhyātā bhaviṣyasi guṇānvitā

Translation

اے بے گناہ! ویدربھ کے شہر میں تُو راجا بھیم کی بیٹی ہوگی؛ اور اوصاف سے آراستہ ‘دمیَنتی’ کے نام سے مشہور ہوگی۔

Word by Word

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तम-पुरुषार्थे (2nd person pronoun), प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सुता: daughter
• सुता: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• भीमराजस्य: of Bhīmarāja
• भीमराजस्य: षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीमराज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• वैदर्भे: in Vidarbha
• वैदर्भे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वैदर्भ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (विदर्भ-देशसम्बन्धी)

• नगरे: in the city
• नगरे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नगर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अनघे: O sinless one
• अनघे: सम्बोधन (Address)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनघ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (सम्बोधनार्थे/locative of address)

• दमयन्ती: Damayantī
• दमयन्ती: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दमयन्ती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (नाम)

• च: and
• च: सम्बन्ध (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• विख्याता: renowned
• विख्याता: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि + ख्या (धातु) → विख्यात (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (क्त/PPP)

• भविष्यसि: you will be
• भविष्यसि: क्रिया (Kriyā/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), मध्यम-पुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• गुणान्विता: endowed with virtues
• गुणान्विता: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गुण + अन्वित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तृतीया-तत्पुरुष/उपपद (गुणैः अन्विता = endowed with qualities); भूतकृदन्त (क्त)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Characters & Entities

• Bhima (King of Vidarbha)
• Damayanti
• Vidarbha

FAQs

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

The verse affirms that a pure soul’s destiny unfolds under divine ordinance: birth, name, and fame arise in alignment with dharma, showing how virtue (guṇa) becomes a vehicle for spiritual maturation under Śiva’s overarching order.

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

Though the verse is narrative and prophetic, it supports Saguna-Śiva’s role as the Lord who governs karma and worldly events; such accounts encourage devotion to Śiva as the compassionate regulator of fate who guides beings toward dharma.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The practical takeaway is cultivating inner purity and virtue alongside Śiva-bhakti—daily japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and observance of dharmic conduct, which the Purāṇa repeatedly links with auspicious outcomes.