Shloka 13
Aditi’s Progeny and the Twelve Ādityas
Manvantara Genealogy
स्वधा सती च द्वे पत्न्यौ स्वधा ज्येष्ठा सती परा । स्वधासूत पितॄन्वेदमथर्वाङ्गिरसं सती
svadhā satī ca dve patnyau svadhā jyeṣṭhā satī parā | svadhāsūta pitṝnvedamatharvāṅgirasaṃ satī
Svadhā dan Satī adalah dua istrinya—Svadhā yang sulung, Satī yang lain. Dari Svadhā lahir para Pitṛ (dewa leluhur), dan dari Satī terwujud Weda Atharvāṅgirasa, yakni tradisi Atharva.
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.