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
スヴァダーとサティーは彼の二人の妻であった—スヴァダーが年長、サティーがもう一方である。スヴァダーからはピトリ(祖霊神)が生まれ、サティーからはアタルヴァーンギラサ・ヴェーダ(アタルヴァの伝統)が生まれた。
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Umāpati
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.