Shloka 25

अविद्या-पञ्चक, नवसर्ग-क्रमः, प्रजापति-प्रसवः

Vibhaga 1, Adhyaya 5

Devanagari script

प्रीतिं पुलस्त्यः पुण्यात्मा क्षमां तां पुलहो मुनिः क्रतुश् च संनतिं धीमान् अत्रिस्तां चानसूयकाम्

Transliteration

prītiṃ pulastyaḥ puṇyātmā kṣamāṃ tāṃ pulaho muniḥ kratuś ca saṃnatiṃ dhīmān atristāṃ cānasūyakām

Translation

పుణ్యాత్ముడైన పులస్త్యుడు ప్రీతిని, ముని పులహుడు క్షమను, క్రతువు సంనతిని, ధీమంతుడైన అత్రి అనసూయను—నిర్మలత్వానికి ప్రియమైనదానిని—భార్యగా స్వీకరించెను.

Word by Word

• प्रीतिम् (prītim): Prīti, ‘affection/pleasure’ (a personified consort)

• पुलस्त्यः (pulastyaḥ): Pulastya (a Prajāpati-sage)

• पुण्यात्मा (puṇyātmā): virtuous-souled, meritorious

• क्षमाम् (kṣamām): Kṣamā, ‘forbearance/forgiveness’ (a personified consort)

• ताम् (tām): her/that (feminine accusative)

• पुलहः (pulahaḥ): Pulaha (a Prajāpati-sage)

• मुनिः (muniḥ): sage

• क्रतुः (kratuḥ): Kratu (a Prajāpati-sage)

• च (ca): and

• संनतिम् (saṃnatim): Saṃnati, ‘humility/reverent submission’ (a personified consort)

• धीमान् (dhīmān): wise, discerning

• अत्रिः (atriḥ): Atri (a Prajāpati-sage)

• ताम् (tām): her/that

• च (ca): and

• अनसूयकाम् (anasūyakām): Anasūyā (non-envy, freedom from fault-finding), as the desired/beloved one

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the creation-era genealogies within the Purva-Bhaga framework)

Characters & Entities

• Pulastya
• Pulaha
• Kratu
• Atri
• Prīti
• Kṣamā
• Saṃnati
• Anasūyā

FAQs

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

It frames creation as sustained by dharmic qualities—affection, forgiveness, humility, and non-envy—which purify the pashu (soul) and make it fit for Shiva’s grace expressed through Linga-upāsanā.

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

Indirectly: Shiva as Pati is approached through inner refinement; these personified virtues function like śakti-supported disciplines that loosen pāśa (bondage) and orient the pashu toward the Lord’s auspicious order.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No explicit rite is stated; the takeaway is sāttvika sādhanā—kṣamā (forbearance), saṃnati (humility), and anasūyā (non-envy)—as the ethical foundation that supports Pāśupata-aligned Shiva practice and Linga-pūjā.