Shloka 26
सूर्यरथ-रचना, ध्रुव-प्रेरणा, मास-गणाः च
Jyotish-chakra: Surya’s Motion and Monthly Retinues
त्वष्टा विष्णुः पुलस्त्यश् च पुलहश्चात्रिरेव च वसिष्ठश्चाङ्गिराश्चैव भृगुर्बुद्धिमतां वरः
tvaṣṭā viṣṇuḥ pulastyaś ca pulahaścātrireva ca vasiṣṭhaścāṅgirāścaiva bhṛgurbuddhimatāṃ varaḥ
ത്വഷ്ടാവും വിഷ്ണുവും, പുലസ്ത്യനും പുലഹനും അത്രിയും; വസിഷ്ഠനും അങ്കിരസും ഭൃഗുവും—ബുദ്ധിമാന്മാരിൽ ശ്രേഷ്ഠൻ—സൃഷ്ടിവിസ്താരത്തിൽ ഇവിടെ പ്രമുഖ ഋഷി-പ്രവർത്തകരായി പ്രസ്താവിക്കപ്പെടുന്നു।
Suta Goswami (narrating the Linga Purana’s srishti and lineage lists to the sages of Naimisharanya)
FAQs
It situates Linga-worship culture within sacred transmission lines: the great sages and progenitors named here function as authoritative channels through which Shiva-dharma, mantra, and ritual order (vidhi) are preserved in the created world.
By listing cosmic agents and rishis within srishti, the verse implies Shiva-tattva as Pati—the transcendent Lord whose power underlies and regulates creation while remaining beyond the enumerated functions of makers, sustainers, and seers.
No single rite is specified; the takeaway is lineage-authority (parampara) for Vedic-Agamic practice—an essential Shaiva principle for correct Linga-puja and for Pashupata-oriented discipline to be received through qualified teachers.