Shloka 31

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

Devanagari script

गृध्री गृध्रान् कपोतांश् च पारावती विहंगमान् हंससारसकारण्डप्लवाञ्छुचिरजीजनत्

Transliteration

gṛdhrī gṛdhrān kapotāṃś ca pārāvatī vihaṃgamān haṃsasārasakāraṇḍaplavāñchucirajījanat

Translation

أنجبت غِرْدْهْرِي (Gṛdhrī) الطاهرة النسور؛ وأنجبت بارافَتِي (Pārāvatī) الحمام وسائر الطيور—البجع، والكراكي، وطيور الماء kāraṇḍa، وplava—فانكشفت بذلك الكائنات المجنّحة في الخلق.

Word by Word

• गृध्री: Gṛdhrī (a female progenitor)

• गृध्रान्: vultures

• कपोतान्: pigeons/doves

• च: and

• पारावती: Pārāvatī (a female progenitor)

• विहंगमान्: birds/winged creatures

• हंस: swans

• सारस: cranes

• कारण्ड: kāraṇḍa (a kind of water-bird/duck)

• प्लवान्: plavas (waterfowl/floaters)

• शुचिः: the pure one

• अजीजनत्: she generated/brought forth

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Gṛdhrī
• Pārāvatī

FAQs

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

It situates Linga-worship within a Shaiva cosmology where all embodied beings (pashu) arise in ordered creation under Pati (Shiva); the devotee honors the Linga as the transcendent source behind every species and birth.

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

Though Shiva is not named, the verse reflects Shiva-tattva as the unseen governor of srishti: diverse life-forms appear through proximate causes, while the ultimate causal ground is Pati, beyond name and form, enabling manifestation.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No direct puja-vidhi is stated; the takeaway aligns with Pashupata contemplation—seeing every embodied life (pashu) as dependent on the Lord, weakening pasha (bondage) through right vision (tattva-darshana).