Shloka 28

Adhyaya 63: Daksha’s Progeny, Kashyapa’s Offspring, and the Rishi-Vamshas that Sustain the Worlds

Devanagari script

दनुः पुत्रशतं लेभे कश्यपाद् बलदर्पितम् विप्रचित्तिः प्रधानो ऽभूत् तेषां मध्ये द्विजोत्तमाः

Transliteration

danuḥ putraśataṃ lebhe kaśyapād baladarpitam vipracittiḥ pradhāno 'bhūt teṣāṃ madhye dvijottamāḥ

Translation

يا أفضلَ ذوي الميلادين، إن دانو أنجبت من كَشْيَپَ مئةَ ابنٍ، سكارى بكِبْرِ القوة. وكان فِپْرَچِتِّي فيهم الأبرزَ والأوّل.

Word by Word

• दनुः (Danuḥ): Danu

• पुत्र-शतम् (putraśatam): a hundred sons

• लेभे (lebhe): obtained/bore

• कश्यपात् (kaśyapāt): from Kaśyapa

• बल-दर्पितम् (baladarpitam): arrogant through strength, proud of power

• विप्रचित्तिः (vipracittiḥ): Vipracitti

• प्रधानः (pradhānaḥ): chief, foremost

• अभूत् (abhūt): became

• तेषाम् (teṣām): among them/of them

• मध्ये (madhye): in the midst/among

• द्विजोत्तमाः (dvijottamāḥ): O best of the twice-born (address to sages/brāhmaṇas).

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages at Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Danu
• Kashyapa
• Vipracitti

FAQs

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

This verse sits within the creation-era genealogies that frame the moral landscape of the Purāṇa: beings driven by bala-darpa (pride of power) exemplify pasha (bondage), against which Linga-centered devotion to Pati (Śiva) is presented elsewhere as the liberating path.

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

Indirectly: by highlighting power-pride among the Danavas, it contrasts conditioned might with Shiva-tattva as Pati—supreme lordship not rooted in egoic strength but in sovereign consciousness that can release the pashu from pasha.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No specific pūjā-vidhi or Pāśupata-yoga technique is stated in this verse; the takeaway is ethical—bala-darpa is a binding disposition to be transcended through Shaiva discipline (niyama), devotion, and right knowledge taught later in Linga Purana.