Shloka 5

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

Devanagari script

नारदः प्राह हर्यश्वान् दक्षपुत्रान् समागतान् भुवः प्रमाणं सर्वं तु ज्ञात्वोर्ध्वमध एव च

Transliteration

nāradaḥ prāha haryaśvān dakṣaputrān samāgatān bhuvaḥ pramāṇaṃ sarvaṃ tu jñātvordhvamadha eva ca

Translation

సమాగతమైన దక్షపుత్రులైన హర్యశ్వులకు నారదుడు ఇలా పలికెను—“సర్వ లోకాల పరిమాణాన్ని సంపూర్ణంగా తెలుసుకోండి; పైలోకములు, క్రిందలోకములు ఏమి ఉన్నదో కూడా గ్రహించండి।”

Word by Word

• नारदः: Nārada

• प्राह: said/spoke

• हर्यश्वान्: the Haryaśvas

• दक्षपुत्रान्: Dakṣa’s sons

• समागतान्: assembled/come together

• भुवः: of the worlds/planes of existence

• प्रमाणम्: measure/extent/true scope

• सर्वम्: all/entire

• तु: indeed

• ज्ञात्वा: having known/after knowing

• ऊर्ध्वम्: above/higher realms

• अधः: below/lower realms

• एव: only/indeed

• च: and

Speaker

Nārada (within Sūta’s narration to the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya)

Characters & Entities

• Narada
• Daksha
• Haryashvas

FAQs

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

It frames a prerequisite for mature Shiva-bhakti: understanding the limited “measure” of all worlds (bhuvana-pramāṇa) so the seeker turns from worldly creation toward Pati (Śiva), the transcendent Lord worshipped as the Liṅga.

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

By urging knowledge of what is “above and below,” it implicitly contrasts all graded realms with Shiva-tattva, which is not confined to any loka. In Shaiva Siddhanta terms, the Pati is beyond the entire field of pasha-bound existence.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A jñāna-based preparatory discipline: contemplating the structure and finitude of the worlds to generate vairāgya, which supports Pāśupata-oriented renunciation and steadiness for Shiva-upāsanā.