Shloka 90

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

Devanagari script

त्रिमूर्तिर्यः समाख्यात इन्द्रप्रमितिरुच्यते पृथोः सुतायां सम्भूतो भद्रस्तस्या भवद्वसुः

Transliteration

trimūrtiryaḥ samākhyāta indrapramitirucyate pṛthoḥ sutāyāṃ sambhūto bhadrastasyā bhavadvasuḥ

Translation

यः त्रिमूर्तिरिति लोके समाख्यातः स एव इन्द्रप्रमितिरिति चोच्यते। पृथोः सुतायां भद्रः सम्भूतः, तस्याः भवद्वसुः प्रसूतः॥

Word by Word

• त्रिमूर्तिः (trimūrtiḥ): the threefold form

• यः (yaḥ): who

• समाख्यात (samākhyāta): renowned, well-known

• इन्द्रप्रमितिः (indrāpramitiḥ): Indrāpramiti (a proper name/epithet)

• उच्यते (ucyate): is said, is called

• पृथोः (pṛthoḥ): of Pṛthu

• सुतायाम् (sutāyām): in/through the daughter

• सम्भूतः (sambhūtaḥ): was born, arose

• भद्रः (bhadraḥ): Bhadra (proper name)

• तस्याः (tasyāḥ): of her

• भवद्वसुः (bhavad-vasuḥ): Bhavadvasu (proper name)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Trimurti
• Indrapramiti
• Prithu
• Bhadra
• Bhavadvasu

FAQs

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

By naming Shiva as “Trimūrti,” the verse supports the Shaiva view that the Linga signifies Pati—the one Lord who pervades and empowers creation, preservation, and dissolution, making Linga-puja worship of the supreme source behind all cosmic functions.

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

It presents Shiva-tattva as the integrative sovereignty behind the triad (Brahma–Vishnu–Rudra functions), indicating that the Lord is not merely one deity among others but the single Pati whose power appears as multiple cosmic roles.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No specific puja-vidhi or Pashupata Yoga technique is stated; the takeaway is contemplative upasana—meditating on the Linga as the one Pati who manifests as the threefold cosmic governance.