Shloka 23

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

Devanagari script

अदितिश् च दितिश्चैव अरिष्टा सुरसा मुनिः सुरभिर् विनता ताम्रा तद्वत् क्रोधवशा इला

Transliteration

aditiś ca ditiścaiva ariṣṭā surasā muniḥ surabhir vinatā tāmrā tadvat krodhavaśā ilā

Translation

Aditi y Diti, en verdad; asimismo Ariṣṭā, Surasā, Muni, Surabhi, Vinatā y Tāmrā; y del mismo modo Krodhavaśā e Ilā: todas ellas son proclamadas como madres progenitoras en el despliegue de la creación.

Word by Word

• अदितिः: Aditi (mother of the Ādityas)

• दितिः: Diti (mother of the Daityas)

• च/चैव: and/indeed

• अरिष्टा: Ariṣṭā (a progenitress)

• सुरसा: Surasā (a progenitress)

• मुनिः: Muni (a progenitress)

• सुरभिः: Surabhi (mother of cattle)

• विनता: Vinatā (mother of Garuḍa and Aruṇa)

• ताम्रा: Tāmrā (mother of birds)

• तद्वत्: likewise/in the same way

• क्रोधवशा: Krodhavaśā (mother of serpents/creatures of wrath in Purāṇic lists)

• इला: Ilā (progenitress associated with lineage/earthly progeny)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Aditi
• Diti
• Arishta
• Surasa
• Muni
• Surabhi
• Vinata
• Tamra
• Krodhavasha
• Ila

FAQs

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

It situates Linga-centered Shaiva cosmology within srishti: the many lineages of beings arise through designated progenitresses under the supreme governance of Shiva as Pati, reinforcing that worship of the Linga aligns the devotee with cosmic order (ṛta/niyati).

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

Though Shiva is not named here, the verse functions within a Shaiva frame where Shiva-tattva is the transcendent Pati who authorizes creation’s differentiated streams; the listed mothers indicate the manifest diversity (pāśa-bound realms) that proceeds under His lordship.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No specific puja-vidhi is stated; the practical takeaway is contemplative: in Pāśupata-oriented reflection, one recognizes all beings and lineages as part of the bound world (pāśa) and turns to the Linga—Shiva as Pati—for purification and liberation of the pashu (soul).