Shloka 19

अविद्या-पञ्चक, नवसर्ग-क्रमः, प्रजापति-प्रसवः

Vibhaga 1, Adhyaya 5

Devanagari script

दक्षिणासहितं यज्ञम् आकूतिः सुषुवे तथा दक्षिणा जनयामास दिव्या द्वादश पुत्रिकाः

Transliteration

dakṣiṇāsahitaṃ yajñam ākūtiḥ suṣuve tathā dakṣiṇā janayāmāsa divyā dvādaśa putrikāḥ

Translation

Ākūti pun melahirkan Yajña bersama Dakṣiṇā; dan Dakṣiṇā yang bercahaya oleh daya ilahi melahirkan dua belas putri surgawi.

Word by Word

• दक्षिणा-सहितम्: together with Dakṣiṇā

• यज्ञम्: Yajña (the deity/principle of sacrifice)

• आकूतिः: Ākūti (a progenitress)

• सुषुवे: gave birth

• तथा: likewise/also

• दक्षिणा: Dakṣiṇā (consort of Yajña)

• जनयामास: generated/brought forth

• दिव्याः: divine, celestial

• द्वादश: twelve

• पुत्रिकाः: daughters

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Yajña
• Dakṣiṇā
• Ākūti

FAQs

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

It roots sacred ritual (yajña) in a divine lineage, implying that properly consecrated sacrifice becomes a support for Śiva-oriented dharma—later fulfilled through liṅga-pratiṣṭhā and Śiva-pūjā as the highest sanctification of ritual.

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

Though Śiva is not named, the verse supports a Śaiva Siddhānta reading: all ritual potency and divine generation ultimately stand under Pati (Śiva) as the inner lord of yajña, while beings (paśu) operate within ordered creation until released from pāśa through Śiva’s grace.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Vedic yajña is foregrounded—ritual action offered in purity; in a Śaiva trajectory, this points toward transforming karma into Śiva-ārādhana, where disciplined observance becomes a preparatory limb for Pāśupata-oriented worship and inner renunciation.