Shloka 20

Aditi’s Progeny and the Twelve Ādityas

Manvantara Genealogy

Devanagari script

संह्रादस्य कृतिर्भार्यासूतः पंचजनं ततः । विरोचनस्तु प्राह्रादिर्देव्यास्तस्याभवद्बलिः

Transliteration

saṃhrādasya kṛtirbhāryāsūtaḥ paṃcajanaṃ tataḥ | virocanastu prāhrādirdevyāstasyābhavadbaliḥ

Translation

ಸಂಹ್ರಾದನ ಪತ್ನಿ ಕೃತಿಯು ನಂತರ ಪಂಚಜನನನ್ನು ಹೆತ್ತಳು; ಪ್ರಹ್ಲಾದನ ಪುತ್ರ ವಿರೋಚನನಿಗೆ ದೇವೀ ಎಂಬ ಪತ್ನಿ ಇದ್ದಳು, ಅವಳಿಂದ ಬಲಿ ಜನಿಸಿದನು।

Word by Word

संह्रादस्यof Saṃhrāda

कृतिःKṛti (name)

भार्याwife

असूतःgave birth to

पञ्चजनम्Pañcajana (the five-born/one named Pañcajana)

ततःthen/thereafter

विरोचनःVirocana

तुbut/indeed

प्राह्रादिःPrāhrādi

देव्याःof Devī (the goddess / a lady named Devī)

तस्यof him/of that

अभवत्became/was

बलिःBali

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Ritual Elements

Offering: naivedya

Characters & Entities

Samhrada

Kriti

Panchajana

Virocana

Prahrada

Devi

Bali

FAQs

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

The verse preserves sacred genealogy, showing how karmic lineages unfold through birth and relationship—background that later frames encounters where devotion, ego, and divine grace are tested in Shaiva-Pauranic narratives.

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

Indirectly: by situating famous figures like Bali within a lineage, it prepares the narrative ground where devotion (bhakti) and surrender to the Supreme Lord—understood in Shaiva Siddhanta as Pati—become the decisive spiritual theme beyond mere birth or power.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

No explicit ritual is taught in this verse; the practical takeaway is to cultivate humility and devotion through regular japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and remembrance that worldly status is transient.