Shloka 10

अविद्या-पञ्चक, नवसर्ग-क्रमः, प्रजापति-प्रसवः

Vibhaga 1, Adhyaya 5

Devanagari script

मरीचिभृग्वङ्गिरसः पुलस्त्यं पुलहं क्रतुम् दक्षमत्रिं वसिष्ठं च सो ऽसृजद्योगविद्यया

Transliteration

marīcibhṛgvaṅgirasaḥ pulastyaṃ pulahaṃ kratum dakṣamatriṃ vasiṣṭhaṃ ca so 'sṛjadyogavidyayā

Translation

وبقوة معرفة اليوغا أوجد مريچي وبھṛگو وأنغيرس وبولاستيا وبولاها وكراتو ودكشا وأتري وفَسِشْتَها—وهم رِشيّون أوائل يواصلون عمل التجلّي وفقًا للربّ «پَتي» (Pati).

Word by Word

• मरीचि (marīci): the sage Marici

• भृगु (bhṛgu): the sage Bhṛgu

• अङ्गिरसः (aṅgirasaḥ): the sage Aṅgiras (and the Aṅgirasa lineage)

• पुलस्त्यम् (pulastyam): the sage Pulastya

• पुलहम् (pulaham): the sage Pulaha

• क्रतुम् (kratum): the sage Kratu

• दक्षम् (dakṣam): Dakṣa (prajāpati)

• अत्रिम् (atrim): the sage Atri

• वसिष्ठम् (vasiṣṭham): the sage Vasiṣṭha

• च (ca): and

• सः (saḥ): he (the creator, Brahmā)

• असृजत् (asṛjat): created / emanated

• योगविद्यया (yogavidyayā): by yogic knowledge, by the science of yoga (inner power of contemplation)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the creation account, with Brahma as the acting agent within the narrative)

Characters & Entities

• Brahma
• Marici
• Bhṛgu
• Aṅgiras
• Pulastya
• Pulaha
• Kratu
• Dakṣa
• Atri
• Vasiṣṭha

FAQs

What is the importance of this verse in the context of Linga worship?

It establishes that the rishi-lineages—who later transmit mantra, ritual, and dharma—arise through yogic potency; in Shaiva framing, their capacity ultimately serves Pati (Shiva), supporting Linga-centered worship and tradition.

How does this verse describe the nature of Shiva (Shiva-tattva)?

Though Brahmā is the immediate creator here, the verse highlights yogavidyā as the operative power; in Shaiva Siddhanta, such power is subordinate to Pati, indicating Shiva-tattva as the supreme ground enabling ordered manifestation through empowered agents.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Yogavidyā—contemplative, inner mastery (a Pāśupata-aligned emphasis on disciplined yogic power)—is presented as the means by which creative emanation becomes effective, implying that right yoga supports right ritual and lineage transmission.