Shloka 37
Aditi’s Progeny and the Twelve Ādityas
Manvantara Genealogy
एषां पुत्राश्च पौत्राश्च दनुवंशविवर्द्धनाः । बहवश्च समुद्भूता विस्तरत्वान्न वर्णिताः
eṣāṃ putrāśca pautrāśca danuvaṃśavivarddhanāḥ | bahavaśca samudbhūtā vistaratvānna varṇitāḥ
From them were born many sons and grandsons who increased the lineage of Danu. They arose in great numbers; because the account would become too extensive, they are not described in detail.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
FAQs
It highlights the Purāṇic method of selective narration: worldly lineages can expand endlessly, but the text prioritizes what supports dharma and the Shaiva aim of liberation over exhaustive genealogy.
Indirectly, it contrasts proliferating worldly identities (clan and descent) with the Shaiva focus on Pati (Shiva) as the true refuge; devotion to Shiva—often through Linga worship—transcends such expanding worldly classifications.
No specific rite is prescribed in this verse; the takeaway is to favor concise, steady Shaiva practice—such as japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namah Shivaya)—over getting lost in endless worldly detail.