Shloka 14

Adhyaya 63: Daksha’s Progeny, Kashyapa’s Offspring, and the Rishi-Vamshas that Sustain the Worlds

Devanagari script

शृणुध्वं देवमातॄणां प्रजाविस्तारमादितः मरुत्वती वसूर् यामिर् लम्बा भानुररुन्धती

Transliteration

śṛṇudhvaṃ devamātṝṇāṃ prajāvistāramāditaḥ marutvatī vasūr yāmir lambā bhānurarundhatī

Translation

“ఆదినుండి దేవమాతృల సంతానవిస్తారమును వినుడి—మరుత్వతీ, వసూ, యామీ, లంబా, భానూ, అరుంధతీ.”

Word by Word

• śṛṇudhvaṃ: listen (all of you)

• devamātṝṇām: of the divine mothers

• prajā-vistāram: the expansion/spread of progeny

• āditaḥ: from the beginning

• marutvatī: (name) Marutvatī

• vasūḥ: (name) Vasū

• yāmīḥ: (name) Yāmī

• lambā: (name) Lambā

• bhānūḥ: (name) Bhānū

• arundhatī: (name) Arundhatī

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Purana to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Devamātṛs
• Marutvatī
• Vasū
• Yāmī
• Lambā
• Bhānū
• Arundhatī

FAQs

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

It frames the cosmic genealogy (prajā-vistāra) that proceeds under Shiva’s supreme lordship (Pati). Linga worship recognizes that all lineages and powers arise within the ordered cosmos upheld by Mahadeva.

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

Indirectly: by introducing creation’s structured expansion, it implies a transcendent governor of manifestation. In Shaiva Siddhanta terms, Shiva as Pati remains beyond the proliferating categories of beings (pashu) and their worldly bonds (pāśa), while enabling their appearance.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No specific puja-vidhi or Pashupata Yoga technique is stated; the verse functions as a narrative transition into srishti-lineage teaching, which supports contemplative understanding used in Shiva-upasana and scriptural recitation (svādhyāya).