Shloka 14

वासिष्ठकथनम् (आदित्य–सोमवंशवर्णनम् तथा रुद्रसहस्रनाम-प्रशंसा)

Devanagari script

वडवा च तदा त्वाष्ट्री संज्ञा तस्माद्दिवाकरात् सुषुवे चाश्विनौ देवौ देवानां तु भिषग्वरौ

Transliteration

vaḍavā ca tadā tvāṣṭrī saṃjñā tasmāddivākarāt suṣuve cāśvinau devau devānāṃ tu bhiṣagvarau

Translation

Alors Saṃjñā, fille de Tvaṣṭṛ, prit la forme d’une jument; et de ce Divākara (le Soleil) elle enfanta les deux dieux Aśvin, médecins suprêmes parmi les devas. Dans la vision śaiva, même de telles lignées divines se déploient sous l’ordonnance de Pati, tandis que les âmes-paśu demeurent liées par le pāśa du karma jusqu’à l’aube de la grâce.

Word by Word

• वडवा: a mare

• च: and

• तदा: then

• त्वाष्ट्री: daughter of Tvaṣṭṛ

• संज्ञा: Saṃjñā (name of Sūrya’s consort)

• तस्मात्: from him/thereafter

• दिवाकरात्: from Divākara (the Sun)

• सुषुवे: gave birth

• च: and

• अश्विनौ: the two Aśvins

• देवौ: two gods

• देवानाम्: of the gods

• तु: indeed

• भिषग्वरौ: excellent/foremost physicians

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating Purāṇic genealogy to the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya)

Characters & Entities

• Saṃjñā
• Tvaṣṭṛ
• Divākara (Sūrya)
• Aśvinau

FAQs

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

It places even celebrated Vedic deities and their powers (like healing) within a divinely governed cosmic order—supporting the Linga Purana’s Shaiva thesis that all functions in creation proceed under Pati (Shiva), whom the Linga signifies as the transcendent ground.

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

Shiva-tattva is implicit: the verse shows cosmic generation and divine capacities arising through ordained causality; Shaiva Siddhanta reads this as the operation of Pati’s niyati (governing order), while pashu-souls remain conditioned by pasha until liberated by grace.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No direct puja-vidhi or Pāśupata yoga technique is stated; the takeaway is doctrinal—recognizing divine functions (like healing) as subordinate to the supreme Lord, a contemplative attitude that supports Linga-centered devotion and surrender (śaraṇāgati) to Pati.