Shloka 24

Sagara-vaṃśa-prasavaḥ — The Birth of Sagara’s Sons and the Bhāgīratha Lineage

Devanagari script

अर्कांशसंभवस्तस्मात्पुत्रो यक्षः प्रतापवान् । तत्सुतस्त्वगुणस्त्वासीत्तस्माद्विधृतिरात्मजः

Transliteration

arkāṃśasaṃbhavastasmātputro yakṣaḥ pratāpavān | tatsutastvaguṇastvāsīttasmādvidhṛtirātmajaḥ

Translation

そこから、アルカ（太陽神）の一分より生じ、威光に満ちた पुत्रヤクシャが生まれた。ヤクシャの पुत्रはアグナであり、アグナよりヴィドゥリティが子として生まれた。

Word by Word

अर्कांशसंभवःone born from a ray/portion of the Sun

तस्मात्from him/therefrom

पुत्रःson

यक्षःYakṣa (name/being)

प्रतापवान्mighty, valorous

तत्-सुतःhis son

तुbut/indeed

अगुणःAguṇa (name)

तुand/but

आसीत्was

तस्मात्from him/therefrom

विधृतिःVidhṛti (name)

आत्मजःson, offspring

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Characters & Entities

Arka (Sun)

Yaksha

Aguna

Vidhriti

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in the Shiva Purana?

It preserves a sacred lineage (vaṁśa) within the Purana, reminding the listener that worldly power and birth are transient, while true stability comes from aligning the soul (paśu) with Shiva, the Lord (Pati), beyond all lineages.

How does this verse relate to the worship of the Linga or Saguna Shiva?

Though the verse is genealogical, the Shiva Purana frames such histories as supports for smaraṇa (remembrance): devotees trace dharmic continuity while ultimately turning to Saguna Shiva—worshipped as the Linga—as the enduring refuge beyond ancestry.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Use the lineage-recitation mood as a prompt for japa: repeat the Panchakshara mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” with steady attention, remembering that all names and lines culminate in devotion to Shiva.