Shloka 16
Adhyaya 64 — Creation Narrative
इत्याह मां दक्षसुता सती सत्यपरायणाः ।
स्वरोचिस्त्वं ध्रुवं देवी नान्यथा सा वदिष्यति ॥
ity āha māṃ dakṣasutā satī satyaparāyaṇā / svarocis tvaṃ dhruvaṃ devī nānyathā sā vadiṣyati
एवं सत्यपरायणा दक्षदुहिता सती मामुवाच— ‘त्वं नूनं स्वारोचिषी देवि; अन्यथा सा न वदेत्।’
FAQs
Truthfulness is treated as a mark of spiritual authority: Satī’s ‘would not speak otherwise’ establishes that reliable speech (satya) grounds correct recognition and right action.
Manvantara: the verse explicitly names Svārociṣ, tying the episode to a defined cosmic administration/time-cycle.
Recognition of divine identity functions like ‘naming the power’: to name (Svārociṣ) is to stabilize the manifestation within a cosmic order, making the vidyā’s operation legitimate and effective.