Shloka 46

अविद्या-पञ्चक, नवसर्ग-क्रमः, प्रजापति-प्रसवः

Vibhaga 1, Adhyaya 5

Devanagari script

अत्रेर्भार्यानसूया वै सुषुवे षट्प्रजास्तु याः तास्वेका कन्यका नाम्ना श्रुतिः सा सूनुपञ्चकम्

Transliteration

atrerbhāryānasūyā vai suṣuve ṣaṭprajāstu yāḥ tāsvekā kanyakā nāmnā śrutiḥ sā sūnupañcakam

Translation

അത്രിമുനിയുടെ ഭാര്യ അനസൂയ തീർച്ചയായും ആറു സന്തതികളെ പ്രസവിച്ചു. അവരിൽ ‘ശ്രുതി’ എന്ന പേരുള്ള ഒരു കന്യകയുണ്ടായിരുന്നു; അവൾ അഞ്ചു പുത്രന്മാരുടെ സംഘത്തെ പ്രസവിച്ചു।

Word by Word

• अत्रेः (atreḥ): of Atri

• भार्या (bhāryā): wife

• अनसूया (anasūyā): Anasūyā

• वै (vai): indeed

• सुषुवे (suṣuve): gave birth

• षट् (ṣaṭ): six

• प्रजाः (prajāḥ): progeny/offspring

• तु (tu): and/indeed

• याः (yāḥ): who/which

• तासु (tāsu): among them

• एका (ekā): one

• कन्यका (kanyakā): maiden/daughter

• नाम्ना (nāmnā): by name

• श्रुतिः (śrutiḥ): Śruti

• सा (sā): she

• सूनु-पञ्चकम् (sūnu-pañcakam): a set of five sons

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Atri
• Anasūyā
• Śruti

FAQs

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

It situates Linga-centered Dharma within the wider Srishti framework: rishi lineages arise to preserve Śruti (revelation) and sustain Vedic-Shiva rites that culminate in Linga-pūjā and liberation.

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

Indirectly: by mapping creation through sacred lineages, it reflects Shiva as Pati—the transcendent Lord who enables ordered manifestation and the transmission of revelatory knowledge that guides the pashu beyond pāśa.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No specific pūjā-vidhi is stated; the takeaway is the preservation of Śruti-based Vedic observance and the rishi-paramparā that later grounds Shaiva disciplines such as Pāśupata Yoga.