Shloka 3

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

Devanagari script

यदा तु सृजतस्तस्य देवर्षिगणपन्नगान् न वृद्धिमगमल्लोकस् तदा मैथुनयोगतः

Transliteration

yadā tu sṛjatastasya devarṣigaṇapannagān na vṛddhimagamallokas tadā maithunayogataḥ

Translation

Namun apabila dia sedang mencipta para Deva, para resi ilahi, kumpulan makhluk dan para nāga, sedangkan dunia-dunia tidak mencapai pertambahan, maka ketika itu dia bersandar pada disiplin penyatuan (maithuna-yoga) demi perluasan keturunan.

Word by Word

• yadā: when

• tu: but/indeed

• sṛjataḥ: of (him) creating

• tasya: of him/that one

• devarṣi: divine sages

• gaṇa: hosts/groups

• pannagān: serpents (Nāgas)

• na: not

• vṛddhim: growth/increase

• agamāt: attained/went to

• lokaḥ: the world(s)/creation

• tadā: then

• maithuna: sexual union/procreative conjunction

• yogataḥ: by means of yoga/discipline/method

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Purāṇic account to the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya, with the inner narrative centered on Brahmā’s creation)

Characters & Entities

• Brahma
• Devarshi
• Gana
• Naga

FAQs

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

It frames creation as requiring a conscious, yogic activation of generative power; in Linga theology this points to the Linga as the sign of Pati’s sṛṣṭi-śakti—creation proceeding through ordered śakti, not mere chance.

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

Though the verse speaks within a creation account, it implies the Shaiva view that increase in worlds depends on disciplined śakti; Shiva-tattva as Pati is the regulator of śakti and the ground by which beings (paśus) multiply and continue within saṃsāra under pāśa.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Maithuna-yoga is highlighted as a regulated method for progeny-expansion—presented as a disciplined means (yogataḥ) rather than indulgence, aligning with Purāṇic emphasis on ordered dharmic generation.