Shloka 43

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

Devanagari script

प्रतिष्ठितासु सर्वासु चरासु स्थावरासु च अभिषिच्याधिपत्येषु तेषां मुख्यान्प्रजापतिः

Transliteration

pratiṣṭhitāsu sarvāsu carāsu sthāvarāsu ca abhiṣicyādhipatyeṣu teṣāṃ mukhyānprajāpatiḥ

Translation

Cuando todos los seres—móviles e inmóviles—hubieron quedado debidamente establecidos en sus respectivos estados, Prajāpati consagró a los principales entre ellos para el señorío, nombrándolos gobernantes de sus dominios.

Word by Word

• प्रतिष्ठितासु: when established/settled

• सर्वासु: in all (classes)

• चरासु: in moving beings

• स्थावरासु: in unmoving beings

• च: and

• अभिषिच्य: having anointed/consecrated

• अधिपत्येषु: into rulerships/sovereignties

• तेषाम्: of them

• मुख्यान्: the chief/foremost ones

• प्रजापतिः: Prajapati (the progenitor/creator-lord)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the creation-sequence as received through the Purāṇic lineage)

Characters & Entities

• Prajapati

FAQs

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

It frames consecration (abhiṣeka) as the archetype of establishing sacred authority—mirroring how a Liṅga is installed and ritually empowered so that dharma and order can operate through a divinely sanctioned center.

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

By implication, all delegated lordships arise only after beings are ‘established’; in Śaiva Siddhānta this points to Pati (Śiva) as the ultimate source of order, while Prajāpati and other rulers function as dependent powers within His cosmic governance.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Abhiṣeka (consecratory anointing) is highlighted as a ritual principle; yogically, it reflects adhikāra—right authority and inner qualification—central to Pāśupata discipline where the pashu becomes fit for Śiva’s grace by proper establishment in dharma.