Shloka 12

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

Devanagari script

प्रादात्स दशकं धर्मे कश्यपाय त्रयोदश विंशत्सप्त च सोमाय चतस्रो ऽरिष्टनेमये

Transliteration

prādātsa daśakaṃ dharme kaśyapāya trayodaśa viṃśatsapta ca somāya catasro 'riṣṭanemaye

Translation

उसने धर्म के हेतु दस, कश्यप को तेरह, सोम को सत्ताईस और अरिष्टनेमि को चार प्रदान किए—भक्ति-भाव से किया गया यह दान-विभाग पशु के पाश को शिथिल कर मन को पति शिव की ओर प्रवृत्त करता है।

Word by Word

• prādāt: gave/bestowed

• daśakam: a set of ten

• dharme: for Dharma / in the cause of righteousness

• kaśyapāya: to Kaśyapa (the sage)

• trayodaśa: thirteen

• viṁśat-sapta: twenty-seven

• somāya: to Soma (the Moon deity)

• catasraḥ: four

• ariṣṭanemaye: to Ariṣṭanemi (a revered rishi/deity-name, recipient of the gift)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Dharma
• Kashyapa
• Soma
• Arishtanemi
• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse frames dana (sacred gifting) as a supporting limb of Shiva-oriented dharma: by giving in a ritually proper way, the devotee purifies karma and becomes fit for Linga-puja, where devotion to Pati (Shiva) matures.

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

Shiva-tattva is implied as Pati—the liberating Lord—because the act of dharmic giving is presented as a means to reduce pasha (bondage) upon the pashu (individual soul), preparing it for Shiva’s grace-centered path.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Dana as a niyama-like discipline is highlighted: measured, intentional giving to worthy recipients (rishis/deities) as part of Shaiva purification, aligning conduct with Pashupata-oriented restraint and merit.