Shloka 77

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

Devanagari script

तस्य गोत्रद्वये जाताश् चत्वारः प्रथिता भुवि श्यावश् च प्रत्वसश्चैव ववल्गुश्चाथ गह्वरः

Transliteration

tasya gotradvaye jātāś catvāraḥ prathitā bhuvi śyāvaś ca pratvasaścaiva vavalguścātha gahvaraḥ

Translation

ومن سلالتيه (gotra) وُلد أربعة أبناء ذائعو الصيت في الأرض: شيافا (Śyāva)، برتفاسا (Pratvasa)، فافالغو (Vavalgu)، وغهفارا (Gahvara).

Word by Word

• tasya: of him

• gotra-dvaye: in the two gotras/lineages

• jātāḥ: were born

• catvāraḥ: four

• prathitāḥ: famed, well-known

• bhuvi: on earth

• śyāvaḥ: Śyāva (proper name)

• ca: and

• pratvasaḥ: Pratvasa (proper name)

• caiva: and indeed

• vavalguḥ: Vavalgu (proper name)

• ca: and

• atha: then/also

• gahvaraḥ: Gahvara (proper name)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

FAQs

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

It anchors Linga-worship culture within sacred history by preserving gotra and lineage memory, a Purāṇic method of linking ritual communities to the cosmic order upheld by Pati (Śiva).

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

Indirectly: by presenting orderly lineage arising within creation, it reflects Śiva as Pati—the sustaining Lord whose śakti governs manifestation and social-religious continuity, even when Śiva is not explicitly named.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No specific pūjā-vidhi or Pāśupata-yoga limb is stated; the verse functions as a vamśa/gotra register that supports dharmic identity used in rites, dāna, and temple-based Śiva-sevā.