Shloka 24

Aditi’s Progeny and the Twelve Ādityas

Manvantara Genealogy

Devanagari script

हिरण्याक्षसुताः पंच पंडितास्तु महाबलाः । कुकुरः शकुनिश्चैव भूतसंतापनस्तथा

Transliteration

hiraṇyākṣasutāḥ paṃca paṃḍitāstu mahābalāḥ | kukuraḥ śakuniścaiva bhūtasaṃtāpanastathā

Translation

ಹಿರಣ್ಯಾಕ್ಷನಿಗೆ ಐದು ಪುತ್ರರು—ಪಂಡಿತರೂ ಮಹಾಬಲಶಾಲಿಗಳೂ—ಕುಕುರ, ಶಕುನಿ ಮತ್ತು ಭೂತಸಂತಾಪನ ಮೊದಲಾದವರು।

Word by Word

• हिरण्याक्ष-सुताः: sons of Hiraṇyākṣa
• हिरण्याक्ष-सुताः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हिरण्याक्ष (प्रातिपदिक) + सुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (हिरण्याक्षस्य सुताः)

• पञ्च: five
• पञ्च: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पञ्च (संख्या/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत् संख्याशब्दः; बहुवचनार्थे विशेषणम् (indeclinable numeral used adjectivally)

• पण्डिताः: learned ones
• पण्डिताः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पण्डित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपातः/अवधारणार्थक-अव्ययम् (particle: but/indeed)

• महाबलाः: very strong
• महाबलाः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महाबल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; कर्मधारयः (महच्च तत् बलं यस्य)

• कुकुरः: Kukura
• कुकुरः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुकुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; नाम (proper name)

• शकुनिः: Śakuni
• शकुनिः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शकुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; इकारान्त-प्रातिपदिक; नाम

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्ययम् (conjunction: and)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्ययम् (particle: indeed/just)

• भूत-संतापनः: Bhūta-saṃtāpana (tormentor of beings)
• भूत-संतापनः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूत (प्रातिपदिक) + संतापन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (भूतानां संतापनः)

• तथा: and also/likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; समुच्चय/अनुक्रमबोधक (adverb/particle: likewise/also)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Characters & Entities

• Hiraṇyākṣa
• Kukura
• Śakuni
• Bhūtasaṃtāpana

FAQs

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

It introduces asuric lineages characterized by strength and worldly intelligence, implying that power and learning without Shiva-oriented dharma remain bound by pasha (bondage) and become instruments of suffering.

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

By contrasting asuric might with the higher refuge of Saguna Shiva (Linga worship), the narrative frames Shiva as the supreme protector and liberator (Pati) beyond the reach of mere force or cunning.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is steady japa of the Panchakshara mantra (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with devotion, supported by Shaiva marks like Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) as inner and outer commitment to Shiva’s protection and grace.