Shloka 30

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

Devanagari script

शुकी शुकानुलूकांश् च जनयामास धर्मतः श्येनी श्येनांस् तथा भासी कुरङ्गांश् च व्यजीजनत्

Transliteration

śukī śukānulūkāṃś ca janayāmāsa dharmataḥ śyenī śyenāṃs tathā bhāsī kuraṅgāṃś ca vyajījanat

Translation

In accord with dharma, the ordained cosmic order, Śukī gave birth to parrots and owls; likewise Śyenī bore hawks, and Bhāsī brought forth the kuraṅga-deer—thus did the species arise, proceeding by the law of Pati, the Lord.

Word by Word

• शुकी (śukī): Śukī (a female progenitor/bird-mother)

• शुकान् (śukān): parrots

• उलूकान् (ulūkān): owls

• च (ca): and

• जनयामास (janayāmāsa): gave birth/produced

• धर्मतः (dharmataḥ): according to dharma/according to the ordained order

• श्येनी (śyenī): Śyenī (female hawk)

• श्येनान् (śyenān): hawks/falcons

• तथा (tathā): likewise

• भासी (bhāsī): Bhāsī (a female progenitor)

• कुरङ्गान् (kuraṅgān): kuraṅga-deer/antelopes (deer-like beings)

• च (ca): and

• व्यजीजनत् (vyajījanat): generated/produced

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the creation account to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Śukī
• Śyenī
• Bhāsī

FAQs

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

It frames creation as dharmataḥ—governed by an ordained order—supporting the Shaiva view that all pashus (beings) arise within Pati’s law; Linga worship aligns the devotee with that cosmic order.

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

Even without naming Shiva directly, the verse implies a regulating principle behind generation (dharma): in Shaiva Siddhanta this governance belongs to Pati (Shiva), who orders manifestation while remaining transcendent.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No specific puja-vidhi is described; the takeaway is contemplative Pashupata insight—seeing births and categories of life as structured by dharma, reducing pasha (bondage) born of randomness and egoic control.