Shloka 26
Aditi’s Progeny and the Twelve Ādityas
Manvantara Genealogy
अभवन्दनुपुत्राश्च शतं तीव्रपराक्रमाः । अयोमुखश्शंबरश्च कपोलो वामनस्तथा
abhavandanuputrāśca śataṃ tīvraparākramāḥ | ayomukhaśśaṃbaraśca kapolo vāmanastathā
またダヌには、激しい武勇を備えた百人の子がいた。すなわちアヨームカ、シャンバラ、カポーラ、そして同じくヴァーマナである。
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
FAQs
The verse highlights that sheer strength and heroic prowess can exist even among the Danavas; in Shaiva thought, power without right orientation to Pati (Shiva) remains bound by pasha (bondage) and does not lead to liberation.
By contrasting worldly might with the larger Purana narrative where Shiva is the supreme regulator of cosmic order, it implicitly points to Saguna Shiva (worshipped as the Linga) as the true refuge beyond birth-based identities like Deva or Danava.
No specific rite is stated in this line; the practical takeaway consistent with the Shiva Purana is to seek inner mastery through Shiva-bhakti—japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and disciplined conduct—rather than relying on mere force or pride.