Shloka 24

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

Devanagari script

कद्रूस्त्विषा दनुस्तद्वत् तासां पुत्रान्वदामि वः तुषिता नाम ये देवाश् चाक्षुषस्यान्तरे मनोः

Transliteration

kadrūstviṣā danustadvat tāsāṃ putrānvadāmi vaḥ tuṣitā nāma ye devāś cākṣuṣasyāntare manoḥ

Translation

Kadrū, Tviṣā und ebenso Danu—nun will ich euch von ihrer Nachkommenschaft berichten. Die Devas, die Tuṣitas genannt werden, erschienen im Manvantara des Cākṣuṣa Manu.

Word by Word

• कद्रू (kadrū): Kadrū

• त्विषा (tviṣā): Tviṣā (a named mother)

• दनुः (danuḥ): Danu

• तद्वत् (tadvat): likewise/in the same manner

• तासाम् (tāsām): of those (women)

• पुत्रान् (putrān): sons/offspring

• वदामि (vadāmi): I speak/I will tell

• वः (vaḥ): to you

• तुषिताः (tuṣitāḥ): the Tuṣitas (a class of Devas)

• नाम (nāma): by name/called

• ये (ye): who

• देवाः (devāḥ): gods

• चाक्षुषस्य (cākṣuṣasya): of Cākṣuṣa

• अन्तरे (antare): in the period/within

• मनोः (manoḥ): of Manu

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Kadrū
• Tviṣā
• Danu
• Tuṣitas
• Cākṣuṣa Manu

FAQs

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

It situates Shiva-oriented Purana teaching within cosmic time (Manvantara order), showing that creation and divine lineages proceed under the supreme governance of Pati (Shiva), the ground of all manifest cycles.

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

Shiva-tattva is implied as the transcendent regulator of sṛṣṭi and kāla: even when the verse lists Devas and genealogies, their emergence is framed within ordained Manvantara cycles, pointing to the Lord (Pati) as the unseen cause beyond the enumerated beings.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No direct puja-vidhi is stated; the takeaway is contemplative—recognizing Manvantara cycles supports Pashupata discernment (viveka) between Pati (Lord), paśu (soul), and pāśa (bondage through time and cosmic function).