Shloka 10

अविद्या-पञ्चक, नवसर्ग-क्रमः, प्रजापति-प्रसवः

Vibhaga 1, Adhyaya 5

Devanagari script

मरीचिभृग्वङ्गिरसः पुलस्त्यं पुलहं क्रतुम् दक्षमत्रिं वसिष्ठं च सो ऽसृजद्योगविद्यया

Transliteration

marīcibhṛgvaṅgirasaḥ pulastyaṃ pulahaṃ kratum dakṣamatriṃ vasiṣṭhaṃ ca so 'sṛjadyogavidyayā

Translation

मरीचिं भृगुमङ्गिरसं पुलस्त्यं पुलहं क्रतुम् । दक्षमत्रिं वसिष्ठं च सोऽसृजद्योगविद्यया ॥

Word by Word

• मरीचि (marīci): the sage Marici

• भृगु (bhṛgu): the sage Bhṛgu

• अङ्गिरसः (aṅgirasaḥ): the sage Aṅgiras (and the Aṅgirasa lineage)

• पुलस्त्यम् (pulastyam): the sage Pulastya

• पुलहम् (pulaham): the sage Pulaha

• क्रतुम् (kratum): the sage Kratu

• दक्षम् (dakṣam): Dakṣa (prajāpati)

• अत्रिम् (atrim): the sage Atri

• वसिष्ठम् (vasiṣṭham): the sage Vasiṣṭha

• च (ca): and

• सः (saḥ): he (the creator, Brahmā)

• असृजत् (asṛjat): created / emanated

• योगविद्यया (yogavidyayā): by yogic knowledge, by the science of yoga (inner power of contemplation)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the creation account, with Brahma as the acting agent within the narrative)

Characters & Entities

• Brahma
• Marici
• Bhṛgu
• Aṅgiras
• Pulastya
• Pulaha
• Kratu
• Dakṣa
• Atri
• Vasiṣṭha

FAQs

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

It establishes that the rishi-lineages—who later transmit mantra, ritual, and dharma—arise through yogic potency; in Shaiva framing, their capacity ultimately serves Pati (Shiva), supporting Linga-centered worship and tradition.

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

Though Brahmā is the immediate creator here, the verse highlights yogavidyā as the operative power; in Shaiva Siddhanta, such power is subordinate to Pati, indicating Shiva-tattva as the supreme ground enabling ordered manifestation through empowered agents.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Yogavidyā—contemplative, inner mastery (a Pāśupata-aligned emphasis on disciplined yogic power)—is presented as the means by which creative emanation becomes effective, implying that right yoga supports right ritual and lineage transmission.