Shloka 39
Aditi’s Progeny and the Twelve Ādityas
Manvantara Genealogy
षण्मुखाद्या महासत्त्वास्ताम्रायाः परिकीर्तिताः । काकी श्येनी च भासी च सुग्रीवी च शुकी तथा
ṣaṇmukhādyā mahāsattvāstāmrāyāḥ parikīrtitāḥ | kākī śyenī ca bhāsī ca sugrīvī ca śukī tathā
ಷಣ್ಮುಖಾದಿ ಮಹಾಸತ್ತ್ವರು ತಾಮ್ರೆಯ ಸಂತಾನವೆಂದು ಕೀರ್ತಿಸಲ್ಪಟ್ಟಿದ್ದಾರೆ—ಕಾಕೀ, ಶ್ಯೇನೀ, ಭಾಸೀ, ಸುಗ್ರೀವೀ ಹಾಗೂ ಶುಕೀ ಸಹ॥
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
FAQs
It situates beings within a sacred cosmology: many powers and lineages arise within Shiva’s ordered creation, while liberation ultimately comes from turning from mere enumeration of beings (pāśa) toward devotion to Shiva as Pati, the Lord of all.
By naming Ṣaṇmukha and other beings, the text highlights Saguna manifestations within creation; Linga-worship points beyond these forms to Shiva’s supreme reality, while still honoring His functional powers expressed through divine beings.
A practical takeaway is nāma-smaraṇa (recollection of divine names) alongside Shiva-bhakti—such as japa of the Panchakshara ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya")—to move from worldly classifications toward inner steadiness and grace.