Shloka 17
Dakṣa’s Daughters, Cosmic Lineages, and the Population of the Three Worlds
सरूपासूत भूतस्य भार्या रुद्रांश्च कोटिश: । रैवतोऽजो भवो भीमो वाम उग्रो वृषाकपि: ॥ १७ ॥ अजैकपादहिर्ब्रध्नो बहुरूपो महानिति । रुद्रस्य पार्षदाश्चान्ये घोरा: प्रेतविनायका: ॥ १८ ॥
sarūpāsūta bhūtasya bhāryā rudrāṁś ca koṭiśaḥ raivato ’jo bhavo bhīmo vāma ugro vṛṣākapiḥ
ഭൂതന്റെ ഭാര്യ സരൂപാ കോടിക്കണക്കിന് രുദ്രന്മാരെ പ്രസവിച്ചു. അവരിൽ പ്രധാനമായ പതിനൊന്ന് രുദ്രർ—റൈവത, അജ, ഭവ, ഭീമ, വാമ, ഉഗ്ര, വൃഷാകപി മുതലായവർ.
Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura comments that Bhūta had two wives. One of them, Sarūpā, gave birth to the eleven Rudras, and the other wife gave birth to the associates of the Rudras known as the ghosts and hobgoblins.
FAQs
They are expansions associated with Rudra (Śiva), here listed as Raivata, Aja, Bhava, Bhīma, Vāma, Ugra, and Vṛṣākapi, born from Sarūpā and Bhūta.
He is narrating how various beings and divine powers expand through progeny to populate and administer the universe, placing later teachings and events into their cosmic context.
It highlights that divine administration works through many empowered expansions; one can respect different manifestations of divine power while staying grounded in devotion to the Supreme.