Shloka 25

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

Devanagari script

वैवस्वतान्तरे ते वै आदित्या द्वादश स्मृताः इन्द्रो धाता भगस्त्वष्ट मित्रो ऽथ वरुणो ऽर्यमा

Transliteration

vaivasvatāntare te vai ādityā dvādaśa smṛtāḥ indro dhātā bhagastvaṣṭa mitro 'tha varuṇo 'ryamā

Translation

ในไววัสวตมนวันตระ เหล่านี้ทรงจำว่าเป็นอาทิตยะทั้งสิบสอง—อินทระ, ธาตฤ, ภคะ, ตวษฏฤ, มิตระ, วรุณะ และอรยมัน

Word by Word

• vaivasvata-antare: in the Vaivasvata Manvantara

• te: they

• vai: indeed

• ādityāḥ: the Ādityas (solar deities)

• dvādaśa: twelve

• smṛtāḥ: are remembered/declared

• indraḥ: Indra

• dhātā: Dhātṛ (the sustainer/ordainer)

• bhagaḥ: Bhaga (dispenser of fortune)

• tvaṣṭā: Tvaṣṭṛ (the divine artisan)

• mitraḥ: Mitra (lord of harmony/covenant)

• atha: and then

• varuṇaḥ: Varuṇa (lord of ṛta/cosmic order)

• aryamā: Aryaman (guardian of noble conduct/companionship).

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Adityas
• Indra
• Dhatr
• Bhaga
• Tvashtr
• Mitra
• Varuna
• Aryaman

FAQs

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

By listing the Ādityas within a specific Manvantara, the verse situates Vedic devatās inside cosmic administration—supporting the Shaiva view that all such powers function under the supreme Pati, worshipped as the Linga.

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

Shiva-tattva is implied as transcendent governance: even the solar deities who uphold ṛta and dharma are time-bound offices in Manvantara cycles, while Pati (Shiva) remains the unconditioned source and regulator of their capacities.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No specific puja-vidhi or Pashupata yogic limb is stated; the takeaway is cosmological orientation—placing devata propitiation within a higher Shaiva framework where Linga-worship is the principal means toward pasha-release for the pashu.