Shloka 46

स्वायम्भुव-मन्वन्तर-वंशवर्णनम्

Genealogy of Svāyambhuva Manu and the Dhruva Episode

Devanagari script

सांत्वितोऽथ विधात्रा हि स पश्चादसृजत्स्त्रियः । महाज्वालास्वरूपेण गुणैश्चापि मुनीश्वरः

Transliteration

sāṃtvito'tha vidhātrā hi sa paścādasṛjatstriyaḥ | mahājvālāsvarūpeṇa guṇaiścāpi munīśvaraḥ

Translation

پھر خالق (برہما) کی تسلی پانے کے بعد اس مُنیِ برتر نے بعد ازاں عورتوں کی تخلیق کی—جو عظیم شعلے جیسی فطرت اور گوناگوں اوصاف سے آراستہ تھیں۔

Word by Word

• sāṃtvitaḥ: consoled/appeased
• sāṃtvitaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sāṃtvi (धातु/Denom. from sāṃtva)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle), प्रथमा, एकवचन, पुंलिङ्ग; विशेषण

• atha: then
• atha: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Discourse)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle), अनन्तरार्थक (then/thereupon)

• vidhātrā: by the Creator (Brahmā)
• vidhātrā: Karana (करण/Instrument-agent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vidhātṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (Instrumental/करण), एकवचन, पुंलिङ्ग

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), हेतौ/निश्चये (indeed/for)

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन, पुंलिङ्ग; सर्वनाम

• paścāt: afterwards
• paścāt: Kāla (काल/Temporal)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: paścāt (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb), कालवाचक (afterwards)

• asṛjat: created
• asṛjat: Kriyā (क्रिया/Main action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sṛj (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/लङ्), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• striyaḥ: women
• striyaḥ: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: strī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया (Accusative), बहुवचन (Plural), स्त्रीलिङ्ग

• mahājvālāsvarūpeṇa: with the form of a great flame
• mahājvālāsvarūpeṇa: Karana (करण/Means-manner)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā-jvālā-svarūpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (बहुपद): mahā + jvālā + svarūpa; तृतीया (Instrumental), एकवचन, नपुंसकलिङ्ग

• guṇaiḥ: with qualities
• guṇaiḥ: Karana (करण/Means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: guṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (Instrumental), बहुवचन, पुंलिङ्ग

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• api: also
• api: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Addition)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपि-निपात (also/even)

• munīśvaraḥ: the lord of sages
• munīśvaraḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject-apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni-īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास: muni + īśvara; प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन, पुंलिङ्ग

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya, within the Umāsaṃhitā narrative)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: creative

Characters & Entities

• Brahma

FAQs

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

It presents feminine power as a dynamic, transformative Shakti—“like a great flame”—indicating energy that can illumine and purify when guided by dharma and devotion.

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

By describing creation through distinct qualities (guṇas), the verse supports Saguna understanding: devotees approach Shiva with attributes and power (Shakti) manifest in the world, even while Shiva ultimately transcends the guṇas.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Meditate on Shiva-Shakti unity with japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), contemplating inner “fire” as purification—supported by Shaiva disciplines like bhasma (Tripuṇḍra) and steady mantra practice.