Shloka 89

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

Devanagari script

अत ऊर्ध्वं निबोधध्वम् इन्द्रप्रमितिसंभवम् वसिष्ठस्य कपिञ्जल्यो घृताच्यामुदपद्यत

Transliteration

ata ūrdhvaṃ nibodhadhvam indrapramitisaṃbhavam vasiṣṭhasya kapiñjalyo ghṛtācyāmudapadyata

Translation

ఇప్పుడు మరింత వినండి: ఇంద్రప్రమితి వంశంలో, వసిష్ఠుని పవిత్ర పరంపరలో, కపిఞ్జలీ ద్వారా ఘృతాచీ నుండి ఆ జననం ప్రదర్శితమైంది।

Word by Word

• ataḥ: now/therefore

• ūrdhvam: further/onward

• nibodhadhvam: you all understand/learn

• indrapramiti-saṃbhavam: arising from Indrapramati (his lineage/issue)

• vasiṣṭhasya: of Vasiṣṭha

• kapīñjalyo (kapīñjalyāḥ): from/through Kapīñjalī

• ghṛtācyām: in/through Ghrtācī (as mother)

• udapadyata: was born/arose/manifested

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Vasiṣṭha
• Indrapramati
• Kapīñjalī
• Ghrtācī

FAQs

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

It situates Shaiva dharma within an authenticated lineage (ṛṣi-paramparā), implying that Linga-upāsanā and its disciplines are preserved and transmitted through sanctified generations rather than invented individually.

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

Indirectly: by emphasizing orderly manifestation through lineage and birth, it reflects Shiva as Pati—the supreme regulator of sṛṣṭi—under whose governance pashus (souls) enter embodied streams shaped by karma (pāśa).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No specific rite is named; the takeaway is paramparā-siddha practice—Pashupata-oriented discipline and Linga-pūjā are to be learned through authorized transmission within a recognized tradition.