Shloka 65

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

Devanagari script

कन्या वै मालिका चापि बलायाः प्रसवः स्मृतः इत्येते क्रूरकर्माणः पौलस्त्या राक्षसा नव

Transliteration

kanyā vai mālikā cāpi balāyāḥ prasavaḥ smṛtaḥ ityete krūrakarmāṇaḥ paulastyā rākṣasā nava

Translation

Канья и Малика также поминаются как потомство Балы. Так объявляются эти девять пауластья-ракшасов — люди жестоких деяний.

Word by Word

• कन्या: Kanyā (a named female/person)

• वै: indeed

• मालिका: Mālikā (a named female/person)

• च: and

• अपि: also

• बलायाः: of Balā

• प्रसवः: offspring/progeny

• स्मृतः: remembered/recorded

• इति: thus

• एते: these

• क्रूरकर्माणः: cruel in actions

• पौलस्त्याः: belonging to Pulastya’s line (Paulastya)

• राक्षसाः: Rākṣasas

• नव: nine

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating genealogical tradition to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Pulastya
• Paulastya Rakshasas
• Balā
• Kanyā
• Mālikā

FAQs

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

It frames a contrast central to Linga Purana spirituality: cruel action (krūra-karma) strengthens pasha (bondage) for the pashu, while Linga-oriented dharma and Shiva-bhakti purify karma and turn the soul toward Pati (Shiva).

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

Indirectly, by cataloging adharmic lineages it highlights Shiva-tattva as the regulating and purifying principle: Pati remains transcendent and sovereign over all beings, even those born in fierce lines, offering the possibility of transformation through right orientation.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No specific puja-vidhi is stated; the takeaway is ethical-yogic: avoid krūra-karma that tightens pasha, and cultivate Shiva-centered discipline (Pashupata-aligned restraint and devotion) that loosens bondage.