Shloka 26

Aditi’s Progeny and the Twelve Ādityas

Manvantara Genealogy

Devanagari script

अभवन्दनुपुत्राश्च शतं तीव्रपराक्रमाः । अयोमुखश्शंबरश्च कपोलो वामनस्तथा

Transliteration

abhavandanuputrāśca śataṃ tīvraparākramāḥ | ayomukhaśśaṃbaraśca kapolo vāmanastathā

Translation

There were also a hundred sons of Danu, possessed of fierce valor—Ayomukha, Śambara, Kapola, and likewise Vāmana.

Word by Word

• अभवन्: were/became
• अभवन्: Kriyā (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• दनु-पुत्राः: sons of Danu
• दनु-पुत्राः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दनु (प्रातिपदिक) + पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (दन्वाः पुत्राः)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्ययम् (and)

• शतम्: a hundred
• शतम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom/Acc), एकवचन; संख्यावाचक-नाम

• तीव्र-पराक्रमाः: of fierce valor
• तीव्र-पराक्रमाः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तीव्र (प्रातिपदिक) + पराक्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; कर्मधारयः (तीव्रः पराक्रमः येषाम्)

• अयो-मुखः: Ayomukha
• अयो-मुखः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अयस्/अयो (प्रातिपदिक) + मुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (अयः-मुखः = iron-faced) नाम

• शम्बरः: Śambara
• शम्बरः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शम्बर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; नाम

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्ययम् (and)

• कपोलः: Kapola
• कपोलः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कपोल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; नाम

• वामनः: Vāmana
• वामनः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वामन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; नाम

• तथा: also
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम् (also/likewise)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Characters & Entities

• Danu
• Ayomukha
• Shambara
• Kapola
• Vamana

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in the Shiva Purana?

The verse highlights that sheer strength and heroic prowess can exist even among the Danavas; in Shaiva thought, power without right orientation to Pati (Shiva) remains bound by pasha (bondage) and does not lead to liberation.

How does this verse relate to the worship of the Linga or Saguna Shiva?

By contrasting worldly might with the larger Purana narrative where Shiva is the supreme regulator of cosmic order, it implicitly points to Saguna Shiva (worshipped as the Linga) as the true refuge beyond birth-based identities like Deva or Danava.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

No specific rite is stated in this line; the practical takeaway consistent with the Shiva Purana is to seek inner mastery through Shiva-bhakti—japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and disciplined conduct—rather than relying on mere force or pride.