Shloka 68

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

Devanagari script

अनपत्यः क्रतुस्तस्मिन् स्मृतो वैवस्वते ऽन्तरे अत्रेः पत्न्यो दशैवासन् सुंदर्यश् च पतिव्रताः

Transliteration

anapatyaḥ kratustasmin smṛto vaivasvate 'ntare atreḥ patnyo daśaivāsan suṃdaryaś ca pativratāḥ

Translation

ആ വൈവസ്വത മന്വന്തരത്തിൽ ക്രതു ഋഷി സന്താനരഹിതനെന്നായി സ്മരിക്കപ്പെടുന്നു. അത്രി ഋഷിക്ക് പത്ത് ഭാര്യമാർ ഉണ്ടായിരുന്നു; അവർ എല്ലാവരും സുന്ദരികളും പതിവ്രതാധർമ്മത്തിൽ സ്ഥിരരുമായിരുന്നു.

Word by Word

• अनपत्यः: without offspring

• क्रतुः: (the sage) Kratu

• तस्मिन्: in that (period/context)

• स्मृतः: remembered/recorded

• वैवस्वते अन्तरे: in the Vaivasvata Manvantara

• अत्रेः: of Atri

• पत्न्यः: wives

• दश एव: ten indeed

• आसन्: were

• सुंदर्यः: beautiful/lovely women

• च: and

• पतिव्रताः: devoted to their husbands, firm in marital vows

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Atri
• Kratu
• Vaivasvata Manu

FAQs

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

It situates the narrative in the Vaivasvata Manvantara and preserves the rishi-lineages that later become transmitters of Shaiva rites and Linga-installation traditions.

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

Indirectly, it echoes the Shaiva frame where worldly lineage and dharma unfold under the supreme Pati (Shiva), while individual beings (pashu) move through manvantara cycles shaped by karma and order.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No explicit puja-vidhi or Pashupata Yoga practice is taught in this verse; it functions as a genealogical-dharmic marker within the creation-era narration.