Shloka 49

अविद्या-पञ्चक, नवसर्ग-क्रमः, प्रजापति-प्रसवः

Vibhaga 1, Adhyaya 5

Devanagari script

रजः सुहोत्रो बाहुश् च सवनश्चानघस् तथा सुतपाः शुक्र इत्येते मुनेर्वै सप्त सूनवः

Transliteration

rajaḥ suhotro bāhuś ca savanaścānaghas tathā sutapāḥ śukra ityete munervai sapta sūnavaḥ

Translation

రజః, సుహోత్ర, బాహు, సవన, అలాగే అనఘ, సుతపా, శుక్ర—ఇవే ఆ ముని యొక్క ఏడు కుమారులు అని స్మృతం.

Word by Word

• रजः (rajaḥ): Rajaḥ (a son’s name)

• सुहोत्रः (suhotraḥ): Suhotra (a son’s name)

• बाहुः (bāhuḥ): Bāhu (a son’s name)

• सवनः (savanaḥ): Savana (a son’s name)

• च (ca): and

• अनघः (anaghaḥ): Anagha (a son’s name

• तथा (tathā): likewise

• सुतपाः (sutapāḥ): Sutapā (a son’s name

• शुक्रः (śukraḥ): Śukra (a son’s name

• इति (iti): thus

• एते (ete): these

• मुनेः (muneḥ): of the sage

• वै (vai): indeed

• सप्त (sapta): seven

• सूनवः (sūnavaḥ): sons

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Suta
• Sages of Naimisharanya
• Prajapatis
• Rajaḥ
• Suhotra
• Bāhu
• Savana
• Anagha
• Sutapā
• Śukra

FAQs

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

It situates Linga-centered Shaiva teaching within a larger Srishti framework by preserving the sacred genealogies through which Vedic and Shaiva rites (including Shiva-puja) are transmitted.

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

Indirectly: by mapping creation through sages and progeny, it implies an ordered manifestation under the supreme Pati—Shiva—who remains the transcendent Lord while lineages of pashus (souls) proceed within the created order.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No explicit puja-vidhi or Pashupata yogic limb is taught in this verse; it functions as a lineage marker supporting the continuity of ritual authority and dharmic transmission.