Shloka 16

Devanagari script

स्वायम्भुवात्तु वै राज्ञी शतरूपा त्वयोनिजा लेभे पुत्रद्वयं पुण्या तथा कन्याद्वयं च सा

Transliteration

svāyambhuvāttu vai rājñī śatarūpā tvayonijā lebhe putradvayaṃ puṇyā tathā kanyādvayaṃ ca sā

Translation

Von Svāyambhuva Manu empfing die Königin Śatarūpā—nicht aus einem Mutterleib geboren—tugendhaft und verdienstvoll, zwei Söhne; und auch zwei Töchter gebar sie.

Word by Word

• svāyambhuvāt: from Svāyambhuva (Manu)

• tu: indeed

• vai: verily

• rājñī: queen

• śatarūpā: Śatarūpā

• tvayonijā: not womb-born, self-manifest/created

• lebhe: obtained/bore

• putra-dvayam: two sons

• puṇyā: virtuous, meritorious

• tathā: likewise/also

• kanyā-dvayam: two daughters

• ca: and

• sā: she

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the creation lineage as taught in the Purana)

Characters & Entities

• Svayambhuva Manu
• Shatarupa

FAQs

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

It situates Linga-Purana’s Shaiva cosmology within an ordered creation lineage: worldly progeny and dharmic society arise within the governance of Pati (Shiva), for whom Linga-worship is the stabilizing axis of srishti and dharma.

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

Implicitly, it presents creation as proceeding through manifested lineages while the supreme Pati remains the transcendent regulator—Shiva-tattva as the unconditioned Lord enabling ordered manifestation without being reduced to biological causality.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No specific puja-vidhi or Pashupata Yoga technique is stated in this verse; it functions as srishti-context that later supports practices like Linga-pratishtha and Shiva-puja as means for the pashu (soul) to loosen pasha (bondage) under Pati’s grace.