Shloka 13
स्वधा सती च द्वे पत्न्यौ स्वधा ज्येष्ठा सती परा । स्वधासूत पितॄन्वेदमथर्वाङ्गिरसं सती
svadhā satī ca dve patnyau svadhā jyeṣṭhā satī parā | svadhāsūta pitṝnvedamatharvāṅgirasaṃ satī
સ્વધા અને સતી તેની બે પત્નીઓ—સ્વધા જ્યેષ્ઠા, સતી બીજી. સ્વધાથી પિતૃદેવો ઉત્પન્ન થયા અને સતીથી અથર્વાંગિરસ વેદ (અથર્વ પરંપરા) પ્રકટ થયો.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Umāpati
Sthala Purana: The verse is genealogical, but Satī as Śiva’s consort evokes the Dakṣa-yajña cycle often tied in Purāṇic sthala traditions to sites later sacralized as Śiva-kṣetras; no single Jyotirliṅga is explicitly indicated here.
Shakti Form: Satī
Role: nurturing
Offering: naivedya
FAQs
The verse links cosmic lineage with sacred duty: Svadhā embodies the principle by which offerings reach the Pitṛs, while Satī is associated with the manifestation of Vedic knowledge—showing that dharma (rite) and jñāna (revelation) arise from divinely-ordered sources under Shiva’s overarching reality (Pati).
By grounding Pitṛ rites and Vedic transmission in a sacred genealogy, the Purana frames ritual life as ultimately supported by Shiva’s saguna grace: offerings, mantras, and Vedic recitation become effective when aligned with Shiva-centered dharma, which is commonly expressed through Linga worship and devotion.
It points to Pitṛ-tarpaṇa and śrāddha performed with the proper svadhā formulas, accompanied by Shiva-oriented purity practices (such as Tripuṇḍra/bhasma and remembrance of the Panchākṣara, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) to sanctify intention and action.