Shloka 59

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

Devanagari script

ऋषिर् ऐरविलो यस्यां विश्रवाः समपद्यत तस्य पत्न्यश्चतस्रस्तु पौलस्त्यकुलवर्धनाः

Transliteration

ṛṣir airavilo yasyāṃ viśravāḥ samapadyata tasya patnyaścatasrastu paulastyakulavardhanāḥ

Translation

ऐरविलायां ऋषिर्विश्रवाः समपद्यत। तस्य पत्न्यश्चतस्रस्तु पौलस्त्यकुलवर्धनाः॥

Word by Word

• ऋषिः (ṛṣiḥ): sage

• ऐरविलः (airavilaḥ): Airavila (name of a rishi/lineage-holder)

• यस्याम् (yasyām): from whom/in whom

• विश्रवाः (viśravāḥ): Viśravā (son/descendant)

• समपद्यत (samapadyata): was born/obtained manifestation

• तस्य (tasya): of him

• पत्न्यः (patnyaḥ): wives

• चतस्रः (catasraḥ): four

• तु (tu): indeed

• पौलस्त्य (paulastya): of Pulastya

• कुल (kula): family/lineage

• वर्धनाः (vardhanāḥ): increasers, expanders

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Airavila
• Vishrava
• Pulastya

FAQs

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

It anchors Linga Purana’s Shaiva transmission in rishi-lineages, showing how dharma and Shiva-bhakti flow through specific ancestral lines that preserve ritual memory and temple/linga-pratiṣṭhā traditions.

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

Indirectly: by emphasizing lineage and orderly manifestation, it reflects Shiva as Pati—the supreme governor of sṛṣṭi—within whose cosmic law (niyati) beings (paśu) arise and lineages expand under pasha-bound worldly continuity.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No specific puja-vidhi is stated; the takeaway is paramparā—authorized lineage as the basis for preserving Shaiva rites and Pāśupata-oriented discipline across generations.