Shloka 43
Aditi’s Progeny and the Twelve Ādityas
Manvantara Genealogy
विनतायाश्च पुत्रौ द्वावरुणो गरुडस्तथा । सुपर्णः पततां श्रेष्ठो नारुणस्स्वेन कर्मणा
vinatāyāśca putrau dvāvaruṇo garuḍastathā | suparṇaḥ patatāṃ śreṣṭho nāruṇassvena karmaṇā
Vinatā hatte zwei Söhne — Aruṇa und auch Garuḍa. Garuḍa, genannt Suparṇa, ist der Vortrefflichste unter allen, die fliegen; Aruṇa ist berühmt durch seine ihm zugewiesene Aufgabe (als Wagenlenker der Sonne).
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
Role: creative
FAQs
It highlights that each being is distinguished by its svadharma—its own ordained role—within the cosmic order ultimately governed by Pati (Lord Shiva). Excellence (Garuda) and recognition (Aruna) arise from rightly fulfilling one’s function.
Though genealogical, it supports a Shaiva reading that all powers and stations in the universe operate under Shiva’s sovereignty; Linga worship centers the devotee on that supreme Lord who upholds and assigns cosmic functions.
A practical takeaway is steady japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) while cultivating niṣkāma-bhāva—performing one’s duties as an offering to Shiva, without egoistic claim to status.