Shloka 48

Aditi’s Progeny and the Twelve Ādityas

Manvantara Genealogy

Devanagari script

गणाः क्रोधवशायाश्च तस्यास्सर्वे च दंष्ट्रिणः । अंडजाः पक्षिणोऽब्जाश्च वराह्याः पशवो मताः

Transliteration

gaṇāḥ krodhavaśāyāśca tasyāssarve ca daṃṣṭriṇaḥ | aṃḍajāḥ pakṣiṇo'bjāśca varāhyāḥ paśavo matāḥ

Translation

All the gaṇas belonging to her were under the sway of wrath, and all of them were tusked. They were regarded as Varāhī’s beasts—egg-born creatures, birds, and also those born from the waters.

Word by Word

• gaṇāḥ: attendant groups (gaṇas)
• gaṇāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Plural (बहुवचन)

• krodha-vaśāyāḥ: of (the one) under the sway of anger
• krodha-vaśāyāḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: krodha (प्रातिपदिक) + vaśā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Genitive (षष्ठी/6), Singular (एकवचन); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (krodhasya vaśā = one under the control of anger)

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction/particle (समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय)

• tasyāḥ: of her
• tasyāḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Genitive (षष्ठी/6), Singular (एकवचन)

• sarve: all
• sarve: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Plural (बहुवचन); विशेषणम् (qualifies gaṇāḥ)

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction/particle (समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय)

• daṃṣṭriṇaḥ: tusked / fanged
• daṃṣṭriṇaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: daṃṣṭrin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Plural (बहुवचन); विशेषणम् (qualifies gaṇāḥ)

• aṃḍajāḥ: egg-born beings
• aṃḍajāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aṃḍaja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Plural (बहुवचन)

• pakṣiṇaḥ: birds
• pakṣiṇaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pakṣin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Plural (बहुवचन)

• abjāḥ: water-born beings
• abjāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: abja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Plural (बहुवचन)

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction/particle (समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय)

• varāhyāḥ: of Varāhī
• varāhyāḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: varāhī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Genitive (षष्ठी/6), Singular (एकवचन)

• paśavaḥ: animals
• paśavaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: paśu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Plural (बहुवचन)

• matāḥ: (were) considered
• matāḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया/Predicative)
• Type: Verb
• Root: man (धातु) → mata (कृदन्त, क्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त-कृदन्त), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Plural (बहुवचन); कर्मणि प्रयोगे ‘are considered’

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Bhairava

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Caṇḍikā

Role: destructive

Characters & Entities

• Varahi
• Ganas

FAQs

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

The verse depicts beings driven by krodha (anger) and described as “tusked,” symbolizing the fierce, instinctive pashu-nature. In Shaiva Siddhanta, such passions are part of pāśa (bondage) that must be restrained and purified so the soul (paśu) may turn toward Pati (Śiva).

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

By contrasting wrathful, instinct-driven hosts with the goal of Śiva-worship, the verse implicitly points to Saguna Śiva (Linga worship) as a stabilizing refuge that transforms tamasic-rajasik impulses into devotion and discipline, preparing the seeker for Śiva’s grace.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is anger-mastery supported by japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and steadying Śaiva observances such as Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrākṣa, used as aids for restraint and remembrance of Śiva.