Shloka 26
सूर्यरथ-रचना, ध्रुव-प्रेरणा, मास-गणाः च
Jyotish-chakra: Surya’s Motion and Monthly Retinues
त्वष्टा विष्णुः पुलस्त्यश् च पुलहश्चात्रिरेव च वसिष्ठश्चाङ्गिराश्चैव भृगुर्बुद्धिमतां वरः
tvaṣṭā viṣṇuḥ pulastyaś ca pulahaścātrireva ca vasiṣṭhaścāṅgirāścaiva bhṛgurbuddhimatāṃ varaḥ
Tvaṣṭṛ, Viṣṇu, Pulastya, Pulaha, Atri, Vasiṣṭha, Aṅgiras und Bhṛgu—der Vornehmste unter den Weisen—werden hier als erhabene Ahnherren und ṛṣi‑Gründer im Entfalten der Schöpfung verkündet.
Suta Goswami (narrating the Linga Purana’s srishti and lineage lists to the sages of Naimisharanya)
FAQs
It situates Linga-worship culture within sacred transmission lines: the great sages and progenitors named here function as authoritative channels through which Shiva-dharma, mantra, and ritual order (vidhi) are preserved in the created world.
By listing cosmic agents and rishis within srishti, the verse implies Shiva-tattva as Pati—the transcendent Lord whose power underlies and regulates creation while remaining beyond the enumerated functions of makers, sustainers, and seers.
No single rite is specified; the takeaway is lineage-authority (parampara) for Vedic-Agamic practice—an essential Shaiva principle for correct Linga-puja and for Pashupata-oriented discipline to be received through qualified teachers.