Shloka 25

अविद्या-पञ्चक, नवसर्ग-क्रमः, प्रजापति-प्रसवः

Vibhaga 1, Adhyaya 5

Devanagari script

प्रीतिं पुलस्त्यः पुण्यात्मा क्षमां तां पुलहो मुनिः क्रतुश् च संनतिं धीमान् अत्रिस्तां चानसूयकाम्

Transliteration

prītiṃ pulastyaḥ puṇyātmā kṣamāṃ tāṃ pulaho muniḥ kratuś ca saṃnatiṃ dhīmān atristāṃ cānasūyakām

Translation

Pulastya, de alma meritória, tomou Prīti; o sábio Pulaha tomou Kṣamā; Kratu tomou Saṃnati; e o prudente Atri tomou Anasūyā, a amada da virtude sem inveja.

Word by Word

• प्रीतिम् (prītim): Prīti, ‘affection/pleasure’ (a personified consort)

• पुलस्त्यः (pulastyaḥ): Pulastya (a Prajāpati-sage)

• पुण्यात्मा (puṇyātmā): virtuous-souled, meritorious

• क्षमाम् (kṣamām): Kṣamā, ‘forbearance/forgiveness’ (a personified consort)

• ताम् (tām): her/that (feminine accusative)

• पुलहः (pulahaḥ): Pulaha (a Prajāpati-sage)

• मुनिः (muniḥ): sage

• क्रतुः (kratuḥ): Kratu (a Prajāpati-sage)

• च (ca): and

• संनतिम् (saṃnatim): Saṃnati, ‘humility/reverent submission’ (a personified consort)

• धीमान् (dhīmān): wise, discerning

• अत्रिः (atriḥ): Atri (a Prajāpati-sage)

• ताम् (tām): her/that

• च (ca): and

• अनसूयकाम् (anasūyakām): Anasūyā (non-envy, freedom from fault-finding), as the desired/beloved one

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the creation-era genealogies within the Purva-Bhaga framework)

Characters & Entities

• Pulastya
• Pulaha
• Kratu
• Atri
• Prīti
• Kṣamā
• Saṃnati
• Anasūyā

FAQs

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

It frames creation as sustained by dharmic qualities—affection, forgiveness, humility, and non-envy—which purify the pashu (soul) and make it fit for Shiva’s grace expressed through Linga-upāsanā.

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

Indirectly: Shiva as Pati is approached through inner refinement; these personified virtues function like śakti-supported disciplines that loosen pāśa (bondage) and orient the pashu toward the Lord’s auspicious order.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No explicit rite is stated; the takeaway is sāttvika sādhanā—kṣamā (forbearance), saṃnati (humility), and anasūyā (non-envy)—as the ethical foundation that supports Pāśupata-aligned Shiva practice and Linga-pūjā.