Shloka 48
Aditi’s Progeny and the Twelve Ādityas
Manvantara Genealogy
गणाः क्रोधवशायाश्च तस्यास्सर्वे च दंष्ट्रिणः । अंडजाः पक्षिणोऽब्जाश्च वराह्याः पशवो मताः
gaṇāḥ krodhavaśāyāśca tasyāssarve ca daṃṣṭriṇaḥ | aṃḍajāḥ pakṣiṇo'bjāśca varāhyāḥ paśavo matāḥ
அவளுடைய எல்லா கணங்களும் கோபத்தின் வசத்தில் இருந்து, அனைவரும் தந்தங்களுடன் இருந்தனர். அவர்கள் வராஹி தேவியின் மிருகங்களெனக் கருதப்பட்டனர்—முட்டையிலிருந்து பிறந்தோர், பறவைகள், நீரிலிருந்து பிறந்தோரும்.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Bhairava
Shakti Form: Caṇḍikā
Role: destructive
FAQs
The verse depicts beings driven by krodha (anger) and described as “tusked,” symbolizing the fierce, instinctive pashu-nature. In Shaiva Siddhanta, such passions are part of pāśa (bondage) that must be restrained and purified so the soul (paśu) may turn toward Pati (Śiva).
By contrasting wrathful, instinct-driven hosts with the goal of Śiva-worship, the verse implicitly points to Saguna Śiva (Linga worship) as a stabilizing refuge that transforms tamasic-rajasik impulses into devotion and discipline, preparing the seeker for Śiva’s grace.
A practical takeaway is anger-mastery supported by japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and steadying Śaiva observances such as Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrākṣa, used as aids for restraint and remembrance of Śiva.