Shloka 41
Vamsha of Dhruva and Prithu; Daksha’s Progeny; Enumerations of Devas, Asuras, Nagas, and Birds
विवस्वान्सविता चैव मित्रो वरुण एव च / अशुमांश्च भगश्चैव आदित्या द्वादश स्मृताः
vivasvānsavitā caiva mitro varuṇa eva ca / aśumāṃśca bhagaścaiva ādityā dvādaśa smṛtāḥ
विवस्वान्सविता चैव मित्रो वरुण एव च । अंशुमांश्च भगश्चैव आदित्या द्वादश स्मृताः ॥
Lord Vishnu
Concept: Remembering (smṛti) the Ādityas aligns the mind with cosmic order—light, law, and time as sacred principles.
Vedantic Theme: Cosmic law (ṛta/dharma) as expression of the one; devatā remembrance as a contemplative support.
Application: Morning recollection of solar principles—truthfulness (Mitra), moral order (Varuṇa), vitality (Vivasvān/Savitṛ)—as a daily ethical compass.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.6.40 (origin and partial list of Ādityas)
FAQs
This verse highlights the Ādityas as key solar deities who uphold cosmic order (ṛta) and regulate life through the Sun’s powers, forming part of the Purāṇic-Vedic cosmological framework.
Indirectly: by naming solar deities associated with order and regulation, it situates the soul’s journey within a cosmos governed by divine law—an idea that later supports Garuda Purana discussions on karma, judgment, and post-death destinations.
Use it to orient daily practice toward dharma—e.g., mindfulness of truthfulness, restraint, and reverence for cosmic order—since these deities symbolize lawful harmony rather than random fate.