Shloka 52

Devanagari script

चारुधृष्यश्च पौलस्त्यो निःस्वरोऽग्निस्तु तैजसः । सप्तैते ऋषयः प्रोक्तास्त्रयो देवगणास्स्मृताः

Transliteration

cārudhṛṣyaśca paulastyo niḥsvaro'gnistu taijasaḥ | saptaite ṛṣayaḥ proktāstrayo devagaṇāssmṛtāḥ

Translation

ಚಾರುಧೃಷ್ಯ, ಪೌಲಸ್ತ್ಯ, ನಿಃಸ್ವರ ಹಾಗೂ ತೇಜೋಮಯ ಅಗ್ನಿ—ಇವರು ಈ ನಾಮಗಳಿಂದ ಕೀರ್ತಿತರಾಗಿದ್ದಾರೆ. ಇವರೆಲ್ಲ ಸೇರಿ ಸಪ್ತರ್ಷಿಗಳೆಂದು ಪ್ರೋಕ್ತರು, ಮೂರು ದೇವಗಣಗಳೆಂದೂ ಸ್ಮೃತರು॥

Word by Word

चारुधृष्यःCārudhṛṣya (a sage/name)

चand

पौलस्त्यःPaulastya (a sage/name)

निःस्वरःNiḥsvara (a name; 'voiceless')

अग्निःAgni (fire; a name)

तुindeed/but

तैजसःTaijasa (a name; 'fiery')

सप्तseven

एतेthese

ऋषयःsages

प्रोक्ताःare said/declared

त्रयःthree

देवगणाःgroups of gods

स्मृताःare remembered/are known as

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Characters & Entities

Agni

Cārudhṛṣya

Paulastya

Niḥsvāra

FAQs

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

It emphasizes that cosmic roles (ṛṣis and devagaṇas) are not random but ordered—supporting the Shaiva view that the universe functions under higher governance, ultimately dependent on Pati (Śiva) even when specific names and classes are enumerated.

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

By listing recognized seers and divine classes, the text grounds Shiva-worship in an established sacred lineage: sages and divine hosts function as transmitters and protectors of dharma, while devotion to the Liṅga/Saguṇa Śiva is presented elsewhere in the Purana as the supreme means that sanctifies all such hierarchies.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

No specific rite is prescribed in this verse; the practical takeaway is śravaṇa and smaraṇa—reverent recitation and remembrance of the sacred names and orders while maintaining devotion to Śiva through mantra-japa (e.g., the Pañcākṣarī) as taught in the Shiva Purana.