Shloka 24
Manu’s Progeny and the Birth of Iḍā
Genealogy and Dharma-Choice
पुत्रस्सुकन्या कन्या च या पत्नी च्यवनस्य हि । आनर्तस्य हि दायादो रैभ्यो नाम स रैवतः
putrassukanyā kanyā ca yā patnī cyavanasya hi | ānartasya hi dāyādo raibhyo nāma sa raivataḥ
सुकन्या पुत्रं लेभे, या च्यवनस्य मुनिपतेः पत्नी। स एव आनर्तस्य दायादो रैभ्यो नाम, रैवतोऽपि स स्मृतः।
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
FAQs
It situates the narrative within dharmic lineage—showing how righteous conduct and sacred relationships (ṛṣi–gṛhastha harmony) sustain social order, which in Shaiva thought supports the soul’s gradual purification toward Shiva-realization.
Though genealogical, it frames the broader Purāṇic setting in which devotees and kings uphold dharma and perform Shiva-worship (Linga-sevā) as part of their ordained duties; such continuity preserves the paths of Saguna devotion leading to Shiva’s grace.
A practical takeaway is smaraṇa (recollection) of dharmic exemplars while doing daily Shiva-upāsanā—japa of the Panchākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” and offering water to the Linga with a disciplined, lineage-honoring mindset.