Shloka 13

Aditi’s Progeny and the Twelve Ādityas

Manvantara Genealogy

Devanagari script

स्वधा सती च द्वे पत्न्यौ स्वधा ज्येष्ठा सती परा । स्वधासूत पितॄन्वेदमथर्वाङ्गिरसं सती

Transliteration

svadhā satī ca dve patnyau svadhā jyeṣṭhā satī parā | svadhāsūta pitṝnvedamatharvāṅgirasaṃ satī

Translation

ಸ್ವಧಾ ಮತ್ತು ಸತೀ ಅವನ ಎರಡು ಪತ್ನಿಯರು—ಸ್ವಧಾ ಹಿರಿಯಳು, ಸತೀ ಇನ್ನೊಬ್ಬಳು. ಸ್ವಧೆಯಿಂದ ಪಿತೃದೇವತೆಗಳು ಜನಿಸಿದವು; ಸತೀದಿಂದ ಅಥರ್ವಾಂಗಿರಸ ವೇದ (ಅಥರ್ವ ಪರಂಪರೆ) ಪ್ರಕಟವಾಯಿತು.

Word by Word

• स्वधा: Svadhā
• स्वधा: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वधा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; नाम

• सती: virtuous (Satī)
• सती: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण/नाम (virtuous woman)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-बोधक अव्यय

• द्वे: two
• द्वे: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वि (प्रातिपदिक/संख्या)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, द्विवचन; (पत्न्यौ) विशेषयति

• पत्न्यौ: wives
• पत्न्यौ: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पत्नी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, द्विवचन

• स्वधा: Svadhā
• स्वधा: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वधा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; नाम

• ज्येष्ठा: elder
• ज्येष्ठा: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ज्येष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

• सती: Satī (virtuous)
• सती: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण/नाम

• परा: the other/younger
• परा: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (the other)

• स्वधा: Svadhā
• स्वधा: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वधा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्तृपद

• असूत: gave birth to
• असूत: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √सू (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; सकर्मक

• पितॄन्: the Pitṛs (ancestors)
• पितॄन्: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; कर्म

• वेदम्: the Veda
• वेदम्: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्म (असूत इत्यस्य)

• अथर्वाङ्गिरसम्: Atharvan-and-Āṅgirasa (Atharvaveda)
• अथर्वाङ्गिरसम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अथर्वन् + आङ्गिरस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; द्वन्द्व (अथर्व + आङ्गिरस) वेदविशेषणम्

• सती: Satī (Svadhā)
• सती: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्तृपद (स्वधा) पुनरुक्त्या

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: The verse is genealogical, but Satī as Śiva’s consort evokes the Dakṣa-yajña cycle often tied in Purāṇic sthala traditions to sites later sacralized as Śiva-kṣetras; no single Jyotirliṅga is explicitly indicated here.

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Satī

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: naivedya

Characters & Entities

• Svadhā
• Satī
• Pitṛs
• Atharvāṅgiras (Atharvaveda)

FAQs

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

The verse links cosmic lineage with sacred duty: Svadhā embodies the principle by which offerings reach the Pitṛs, while Satī is associated with the manifestation of Vedic knowledge—showing that dharma (rite) and jñāna (revelation) arise from divinely-ordered sources under Shiva’s overarching reality (Pati).

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

By grounding Pitṛ rites and Vedic transmission in a sacred genealogy, the Purana frames ritual life as ultimately supported by Shiva’s saguna grace: offerings, mantras, and Vedic recitation become effective when aligned with Shiva-centered dharma, which is commonly expressed through Linga worship and devotion.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

It points to Pitṛ-tarpaṇa and śrāddha performed with the proper svadhā formulas, accompanied by Shiva-oriented purity practices (such as Tripuṇḍra/bhasma and remembrance of the Panchākṣara, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) to sanctify intention and action.