Shloka 49

Adhyaya 63: Daksha’s Progeny, Kashyapa’s Offspring, and the Rishi-Vamshas that Sustain the Worlds

Devanagari script

कश्यपो गोत्रकामस्तु चचार स पुनस्तपः पुत्रो गोत्रकरो मह्यं भवताद् इति चिन्तयन्

Transliteration

kaśyapo gotrakāmastu cacāra sa punastapaḥ putro gotrakaro mahyaṃ bhavatād iti cintayan

Translation

ກັດສະຍະປະ ປາຖະໜາຈະສ້າງຕັ້ງໂຄດຣະ (ສາຍຕະກູນ) ຂອງຕົນ ຈຶ່ງໄດ້ປະພຶດຕະປະອີກຄັ້ງ ພ້ອມຄິດວ່າ: “ຂໍໃຫ້ມີບຸດເກີດແກ່ຂ້າ—ຜູ້ຈະກໍ່ຕັ້ງ ແລະຄ້ຳຈຸນໂຄດຣະຂອງຂ້າ.”

Word by Word

• कश्यपः: Kaśyapa

• गोत्रकामः: desiring a gotra/lineage

• तु: indeed

• चचार: practiced/undertook

• सः: he

• पुनः: again

• तपः: austerity, tapas

• पुत्रः: a son

• गोत्रकरः: founder/establisher of the lineage

• मह्यम्: for me

• भवतात्: may there be/may he become

• इति: thus

• चिन्तयन्: contemplating, thinking

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Purana to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Kashyapa

FAQs

What is the importance of this verse in the context of Linga worship?

It highlights tapas (austerity) as a Shaiva means to gain anugraha (divine favor): the pashu (individual seeker) turns inward with disciplined practice to receive grace that sustains dharma and lineage.

How does this verse describe the nature of Shiva (Shiva-tattva)?

Implicitly, Shiva-tattva is the unseen Pati who responds to purified intention and tapas—granting worldly support (progeny and continuity) while remaining the transcendent source behind creation-order.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Tapas—sustained ascetic discipline and focused intention—functioning like a preparatory limb aligned with Pashupata-oriented self-purification (reducing pasha to make the seeker fit for grace).