Shloka 61

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

Devanagari script

कैकसी मालिनः कन्या तासां वै शृणुत प्रजाः ज्येष्ठं वैश्रवणं तस्मात् सुषुवे देववर्णिनी

Transliteration

kaikasī mālinaḥ kanyā tāsāṃ vai śṛṇuta prajāḥ jyeṣṭhaṃ vaiśravaṇaṃ tasmāt suṣuve devavarṇinī

Translation

కైకసీ మాలినుని కుమార్తె; ఓ ప్రజలారా, ఆమె విషయము వినుడి. ఆ దేవవర్ణినీ అతనివలన మొదట జ్యేష్ఠుడైన వైశ్రవణుడు (కుబేరుడు)ను ప్రసవించెను.

Word by Word

• कैकसी: Kaikasī

• मालिनः: of Mālin

• कन्या: daughter/maiden

• तासाम्: of them/among them (in that lineage)

• वै: indeed

• शृणुत: hear

• प्रजाः: O beings/offspring (address to listeners)

• ज्येष्ठम्: the eldest/firstborn

• वैश्रवणम्: Vaiśravaṇa (Kubera)

• तस्मात्: from her/thereafter (from that union)

• सुषुवे: she gave birth

• देववर्णिनी: of divine complexion (radiant like a deva)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Kaikasī
• Mālin
• Vaiśravaṇa (Kubera)

FAQs

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

This verse supports the Purāṇic cosmology and lineage framework that the Linga Purana uses to situate Shiva’s sacred history; it is contextual (genealogical) rather than a direct Linga-pūjā injunction.

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

Indirectly: by establishing ordered creation and lineage within Sṛṣṭi, it reflects Shiva as Pati—the transcendent regulator in whom cosmic order and the rise of beings unfold, even when Shiva is not explicitly named in the verse.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No specific pūjā-vidhi or Pāśupata-yoga practice is taught in this line; it functions as narrative genealogy preparing the broader Purāṇic context.