Shloka 27
स्वायम्भुव-मन्वन्तर-वंशवर्णनम्
Genealogy of Svāyambhuva Manu and the Dhruva Episode
समुद्रतनयायास्तु दश प्राचीनबर्हिषः । बभूवुस्तनया दिव्या बहुयज्ञकरस्य वै
samudratanayāyāstu daśa prācīnabarhiṣaḥ | babhūvustanayā divyā bahuyajñakarasya vai
De la hija del Océano nacieron para Prācīnabarhis diez hijos divinos, pues él era célebre por realizar numerosos yajñas (sacrificios).
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Role: creative
FAQs
It marks a karmic, lineage-setting moment: even a king famed for many yajñas receives divine progeny, preparing the narrative ground for Shaiva teaching that ritual merit is meaningful but ultimately fulfilled by devotion to Pati (Shiva).
Though this verse speaks of sacrifice and lineage, the Umāsaṃhitā typically uses such accounts to redirect the listener from external ritual power toward Saguna Shiva worship (Linga-bhakti) as the highest purifier and giver of lasting auspiciousness.
The immediate act is yajña (Vedic sacrifice); as a Shaiva takeaway, pair ritual duty with Panchakshara japa (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and Tripuṇḍra/bhasma remembrance so action becomes Shiva-oriented rather than merely merit-oriented.