Shloka 38

अविद्या-पञ्चक, नवसर्ग-क्रमः, प्रजापति-प्रसवः

Vibhaga 1, Adhyaya 5

Devanagari script

तस्मात्पञ्चदशैवैते तासु धर्मात्मजास्त्विह भृगुपत्नी च सुषुवे ख्यातिर्विष्णोः प्रियां श्रियम्

Transliteration

tasmātpañcadaśaivaite tāsu dharmātmajāstviha bhṛgupatnī ca suṣuve khyātirviṣṇoḥ priyāṃ śriyam

Translation

Therefore, from them arose these fifteen righteous sons here. And Khyāti, the wife of Bhṛgu, gave birth to Śrī—beloved of Viṣṇu—whose splendour is upheld by the grace of Pati (Śiva), even amid the unfolding of creation.

Word by Word

• तस्मात्: therefore/from that

• पञ्चदश: fifteen

• एव: indeed

• एते: these

• तासु: among them/in those (wives/lineages)

• धर्मात्मजाः: righteous sons/sons of Dharma

• तु: and/indeed

• इह: here (in this world/creation)

• भृगुपत्नी: Bhṛgu’s wife

• च: and

• सुषुवे: gave birth/bore

• ख्यातिः: Khyāti (name of Bhṛgu’s wife)

• विष्णोः: of Viṣṇu

• प्रियाम्: beloved (feminine)

• श्रियम्: Śrī/Lakṣmī, prosperity, splendor

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Bhṛgu
• Khyāti
• Śrī (Lakṣmī)
• Dharma

FAQs

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

Though genealogical, it frames Srishti as a dharmic order; in Shaiva understanding, all prosperity (Śrī) and worldly stability arise within Pati’s (Śiva’s) governance, which Linga worship honors as the sustaining axis of creation.

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

Shiva-tattva is implied as Pati—the supreme regulator behind the manifest lineages: even when the verse names Viṣṇu and Śrī, their functions operate within the overarching cosmic law upheld by Śiva, the Lord of bonds and liberation.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No direct puja-vidhi is stated; the takeaway is dharma-aligned living as the groundwork for Pashupata discipline—purifying the pashu (soul) so it may later approach the Linga through devotion and restraint.