Shloka 17

Aditi’s Progeny and the Twelve Ādityas

Manvantara Genealogy

Devanagari script

सिंहिका ह्यभवत्कन्या विप्रचित्तेः परिग्रहः । हिरण्यकशिपोः पुत्राश्चत्वारः प्रथितौजसः

Transliteration

siṃhikā hyabhavatkanyā vipracitteḥ parigrahaḥ | hiraṇyakaśipoḥ putrāścatvāraḥ prathitaujasaḥ

Translation

ಸಿಂಹಿಕಾ ಎಂಬ ಕನ್ಯೆ ಜನಿಸಿದಳು; ಅವಳು ವಿಪ್ರಚಿತ್ತಿಯ ಪತ್ನಿಯಾಗಿ (ಪರಿಗ್ರಹವಾಗಿ) ಸ್ವೀಕೃತಳಾದಳು. ಹಾಗೆಯೇ ಹಿರಣ್ಯಕಶಿಪುವಿಗೆ ನಾಲ್ಕು ಪುತ್ರರು ಇದ್ದರು; ಅವರು ತೇಜಸ್ಸು-ಪರಾಕ್ರಮದಿಂದ ಪ್ರಸಿದ್ಧರು.

Word by Word

• siṃhikā: Siṃhikā
• siṃhikā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: siṃhikā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha-bodhaka (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: Emphatic particle (निपात)

• abhavat: was/became
• abhavat: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhū (भू धातु)
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), 3rd person, Singular, Parasmaipada

• kanyā: a maiden/daughter
• kanyā: Pradhāna-nāma (समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kanyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular; predicate noun

• vipracitteḥ: of Vipracitti
• vipracitteḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vipracitti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular

• parigrahaḥ: consort/possession
• parigrahaḥ: Pradhāna-nāma (समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: parigraha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular; predicate noun (‘consort/possession’)

• hiraṇyakaśipoḥ: of Hiraṇyakaśipu
• hiraṇyakaśipoḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hiraṇyakaśipu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular

• putrāḥ: sons
• putrāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: putra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• catvāraḥ: four
• catvāraḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: catvāri/catur (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural; numeral adjective qualifying ‘putrāḥ’

• prathita-ojasaḥ: of famed vigor
• prathita-ojasaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prathita (कृदन्त; √prath प्रथ् ‘to become famous’) + ojas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Bahuvrīhi (बहुव्रीहि) ‘whose vigor is renowned’; Masculine, Nominative, Plural qualifying ‘putrāḥ’

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Characters & Entities

• Simhika
• Vipracitti
• Hiranyakashipu

FAQs

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

The verse records lineage and worldly might, subtly contrasting inherited power (ojas) with the Shaiva teaching that liberation comes from devotion to Pati (Shiva) and release from pāśa (bondage), not from birth or force.

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

By foregrounding asuric genealogies and power, the text prepares the listener to see why refuge in Saguna Shiva—worshipped as the Linga with bhakti and humility—is superior to reliance on lineage, conquest, or ego.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is to counter pride and restlessness with daily Panchākṣarī japa (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and Tripuṇḍra-bhasma dhāraṇa, cultivating surrender rather than identification with power or status.