Shloka 27
Aditi’s Progeny and the Twelve Ādityas
Manvantara Genealogy
वैश्वानरः पुलोमा च विद्रावणमहाशिरौ । स्वर्भानुर्वृषपर्वा च विप्रचित्तिश्च वीर्यवान्
vaiśvānaraḥ pulomā ca vidrāvaṇamahāśirau | svarbhānurvṛṣaparvā ca vipracittiśca vīryavān
また、ヴァイシュヴァーナラ、プローマー、ヴィドラーヴァナ、マハーシラス、スヴァルバーヌ、ヴリシャパルヴァー、そして剛勇なるヴィプラチッティもいた。
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
FAQs
The verse catalogs powerful beings, highlighting that mere strength (vīrya) and lineage are not liberating; in Shaiva Siddhanta, moksha comes through Shiva’s grace and right devotion rather than worldly power.
By contrasting the prominence of mighty figures with the Purana’s larger message, it implicitly points devotees toward Saguna Shiva worship—especially Linga-upasana—as the stable refuge beyond changing cosmic factions.
No direct ritual is prescribed in this line; a fitting takeaway is steady japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with a Shaiva attitude of surrender, rather than fascination with power or conflict.