Mahabharata — Anushasana Parva, Shloka 153
इत्येते द्वादशादित्या: काश्यपेया इति श्रुति: । वेदके शतरुद्रिय प्रकरणमें महात्मा रुद्रके सैकड़ों नाम बताये गये हैं। अंश
ity ete dvādaśādityāḥ kāśyapeyā iti śrutiḥ |
Bhishma said: “Thus these are the twelve Ādityas; tradition (śruti) declares them to be the sons of Kaśyapa.” In this context, the teaching situates the solar deities within a sacred genealogy, emphasizing that the cosmic order is upheld through recognized divine lineages and authoritative revelation.
भीष्म उवाच
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The verse grounds the list of the twelve Ādityas in śruti (authoritative tradition) and frames them as Kaśyapa’s offspring, reinforcing that knowledge of divine order and classification is to be received through recognized revelation and lineage.
Bhīṣma, in his instructional discourse, concludes a statement identifying the twelve Ādityas and affirms—by appeal to śruti—that they are Kāśyapeyas (sons/descendants of Kaśyapa).