Shloka 48
Adhyaya 63: Daksha’s Progeny, Kashyapa’s Offspring, and the Rishi-Vamshas that Sustain the Worlds
अतीतानागताः सर्वे नृपा मन्वन्तरे स्मृताः एतानुत्पाद्य पुत्रांस्तु प्रजासंतानकारणात्
atītānāgatāḥ sarve nṛpā manvantare smṛtāḥ etānutpādya putrāṃstu prajāsaṃtānakāraṇāt
கடந்ததும் வரவிருப்பதும் ஆகிய எல்லா அரசர்களும் மன்வந்தரத்தில் நினைவுகூரப்படுகின்றனர்; அவர்கள் புதல்வர்களை உருவாக்கி, பிரஜா-சந்ததியின் தொடர்ச்சிக்குக் காரணமாகிறார்கள்।
Suta Goswami
FAQs
It frames kingship and progeny as part of the cosmic order upheld under Shiva’s overarching Pati-tattva; stable lineage and dharmic rule support the conditions in which Shiva-puja and temple traditions can endure across Manvantaras.
Implicitly, it shows Shiva as Pati—the transcendent regulator of time-cycles (Manvantaras) within which rulers arise and pass; the continuity of beings proceeds within His cosmic governance, even when individual kings change.
No specific puja-vidhi or Pashupata Yoga limb is stated; the takeaway is dharmic continuity—supporting social order and progeny—which traditionally undergirds Vedic rites and Shaiva observances maintained by righteous rulers.