Shloka 37

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

Devanagari script

शङ्खलोमा च नहुषो वामनः फणितस् तथा कपिलो दुर्मुखश्चापि पतञ्जलिरिति स्मृतः

Transliteration

śaṅkhalomā ca nahuṣo vāmanaḥ phaṇitas tathā kapilo durmukhaścāpi patañjaliriti smṛtaḥ

Translation

शङ्खलोमा च नहुषो वामनः फणितस्तथा; कपिलो दुर्मुखश्चापि पतञ्जलिरिति स्मृतः।

Word by Word

• शङ्खलोमा (śaṅkhalomā): Śaṅkhalomā (a name/epithet)

• च (ca): and

• नहुषः (nahuṣaḥ): Nahuṣa (a name/epithet)

• वामनः (vāmanaḥ): Vāmana (the Dwarf

• फणितः (phaṇitaḥ): Phaṇita (a name/epithet)

• तथा (tathā): likewise/also

• कपिलः (kapilaḥ): Kapila (a name/epithet)

• दुर्मुखः (durmukhaḥ): Durmukha (a name/epithet)

• च (ca): and

• अपि (api): also

• पतञ्जलिः (patañjaliḥ): Patañjali (a name/epithet)

• इति (iti): thus

• स्मृतः (smṛtaḥ): is remembered/recorded in smṛti.

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Patañjali
• Kapila
• Vāmana
• Nahuṣa

FAQs

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

It functions as a name-enumeration (nāma-smaraṇa) passage: remembering Shiva by many epithets is itself a form of devotion that supports linga-pūjā by fixing the mind on Pati (the Lord) through sacred names.

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

By presenting multiple remembered names, the verse points to Shiva-tattva as one reality appearing through many designations—Pati remains one, while his accessible forms and epithets are many for the sake of guiding bound souls (paśu) beyond bondage (pāśa).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Nāma-japa and nāma-smaraṇa (repetition and recollection of Shiva’s names) are implied; in a Pāśupata-oriented frame, such remembrance steadies awareness toward the Lord as the means for loosening pāśa.