Shloka 49
Adhyaya 63: Daksha’s Progeny, Kashyapa’s Offspring, and the Rishi-Vamshas that Sustain the Worlds
कश्यपो गोत्रकामस्तु चचार स पुनस्तपः पुत्रो गोत्रकरो मह्यं भवताद् इति चिन्तयन्
kaśyapo gotrakāmastu cacāra sa punastapaḥ putro gotrakaro mahyaṃ bhavatād iti cintayan
ಗೋತ್ರ ಸ್ಥಾಪನೆಯ ಆಸೆಯಿಂದ ಕಶ್ಯಪನು ಮತ್ತೆ ತಪಸ್ಸು ಆಚರಿಸಿದನು; “ನನಗೆ ಗೋತ್ರವನ್ನು ಸ್ಥಾಪಿಸಿ ಧರಿಸುವ ಪುತ್ರನು ಆಗಲಿ” ಎಂದು ಮನಸಲ್ಲಿ ಚಿಂತಿಸಿದನು।
Suta Goswami (narrating the Purana to the sages of Naimisharanya)
FAQs
It highlights tapas (austerity) as a Shaiva means to gain anugraha (divine favor): the pashu (individual seeker) turns inward with disciplined practice to receive grace that sustains dharma and lineage.
Implicitly, Shiva-tattva is the unseen Pati who responds to purified intention and tapas—granting worldly support (progeny and continuity) while remaining the transcendent source behind creation-order.
Tapas—sustained ascetic discipline and focused intention—functioning like a preparatory limb aligned with Pashupata-oriented self-purification (reducing pasha to make the seeker fit for grace).