Shloka 2

अग्नित्रय-पितृवंश-रुद्रसृष्टि-वैराग्योपदेशः

Devanagari script

शुचिः सौरस्तु विज्ञेयः स्वाहापुत्रास्त्रयस्तु ते पुत्रैः पौत्रैस्त्विहैतेषां संख्या संक्षेपतः स्मृता

Transliteration

śuciḥ saurastu vijñeyaḥ svāhāputrāstrayastu te putraiḥ pautraistvihaiteṣāṃ saṃkhyā saṃkṣepataḥ smṛtā

Translation

ಶುಚಿಯನ್ನು ಸೂರ್ಯನ ಪುತ್ರನೆಂದು ತಿಳಿಯಬೇಕು. ಆ ಮೂವರೂ ಸ್ವಾಹೆಯ ಪುತ್ರರೆಂದು ಹೇಳಲ್ಪಟ್ಟಿದ್ದಾರೆ; ಇಲ್ಲಿ ಇವರ ಪುತ್ರ-ಪೌತ್ರರ ಸಂಖ್ಯೆಯನ್ನು ಸಂಕ್ಷೇಪವಾಗಿ ಸ್ಮರಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ.

Word by Word

• शुचिः (śuciḥ): Śuci

• सौरः (sauraḥ): son of Sūrya / solar-born

• तु (tu): indeed

• विज्ञेयः (vijñeyaḥ): should be known

• स्वाहापुत्राः (svāhā-putrāḥ): sons of Svāhā

• त्रयः (trayaḥ): three

• तु (tu): indeed

• ते (te): they

• पुत्रैः (putraiḥ): with (their) sons

• पौत्रैः (pautraiḥ): with (their) grandsons

• तु (tu): and/indeed

• इह (iha): here (in this account)

• एतेषाम् (eteṣām): of these

• संख्या (saṅkhyā): number, enumeration

• संक्षेपतः (saṅkṣepataḥ): briefly, in summary

• स्मृता (smṛtā): is recalled/recorded

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Surya
• Svaha

FAQs

What is the importance of this verse in the context of Linga worship?

It situates Linga-centered Shaiva teaching within a larger sṛṣṭi (creation) framework, showing that Purāṇic genealogies and enumerations support the cosmic order (ṛta) in which Shiva as Pati remains the supreme ground.

How does this verse describe the nature of Shiva (Shiva-tattva)?

Indirectly: by mapping created lineages and their counts, the text contrasts finite, countable progeny with Shiva-tattva as the uncountable, transcendent Pati who underlies and governs all manifested orders.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No specific Pāśupata-yoga or liṅga-pūjā procedure is taught in this verse; it aligns more with Purāṇic sṛṣṭi narration and the yajña milieu implied by Svāhā (the oblation-call).