Shloka 31

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

Devanagari script

गृध्री गृध्रान् कपोतांश् च पारावती विहंगमान् हंससारसकारण्डप्लवाञ्छुचिरजीजनत्

Transliteration

gṛdhrī gṛdhrān kapotāṃś ca pārāvatī vihaṃgamān haṃsasārasakāraṇḍaplavāñchucirajījanat

Translation

ശുദ്ധയായ ഗൃധ്രീ കഴുകന്മാരെ പ്രസവിച്ചു; പാർാവതീ പ്രാവുകളും മറ്റു പക്ഷികളും—ഹംസങ്ങൾ, സാരസങ്ങൾ, കാരണ്ഡവങ്ങൾ, പ്ലവങ്ങൾ—ജനിപ്പിച്ചു।

Word by Word

• गृध्री: Gṛdhrī (a female progenitor)

• गृध्रान्: vultures

• कपोतान्: pigeons/doves

• च: and

• पारावती: Pārāvatī (a female progenitor)

• विहंगमान्: birds/winged creatures

• हंस: swans

• सारस: cranes

• कारण्ड: kāraṇḍa (a kind of water-bird/duck)

• प्लवान्: plavas (waterfowl/floaters)

• शुचिः: the pure one

• अजीजनत्: she generated/brought forth

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Gṛdhrī
• Pārāvatī

FAQs

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

It situates Linga-worship within a Shaiva cosmology where all embodied beings (pashu) arise in ordered creation under Pati (Shiva); the devotee honors the Linga as the transcendent source behind every species and birth.

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

Though Shiva is not named, the verse reflects Shiva-tattva as the unseen governor of srishti: diverse life-forms appear through proximate causes, while the ultimate causal ground is Pati, beyond name and form, enabling manifestation.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No direct puja-vidhi is stated; the takeaway aligns with Pashupata contemplation—seeing every embodied life (pashu) as dependent on the Lord, weakening pasha (bondage) through right vision (tattva-darshana).