Shloka 79

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

Devanagari script

जज्ञिरे मानसा ह्येते अरुन्धत्या निबोधत नारदस्तु वसिष्ठाया-रुन्धतीं प्रत्यपादयत्

Transliteration

jajñire mānasā hyete arundhatyā nibodhata nāradastu vasiṣṭhāyā-rundhatīṃ pratyapādayat

Translation

จงทราบจากอรุนธตีว่า เหล่านี้ล้วนบังเกิดเป็นบุตรแห่งมโน (มานส) และนารทได้ถวายอรุนธตีแด่วสิษฐะ จึงสถาปนาสายสัมพันธ์คู่ครองอันศักดิ์สิทธิ์ที่ค้ำจุนธรรมในสรรพสร้าง

Word by Word

• जज्ञिरे: were born

• मानसा: mind-born, created by mental will

• हि: indeed

• एते: these

• अरुन्धत्या: from/through Arundhatī (as the authority/source of this account)

• निबोधत: understand, take note

• नारदः: Nārada

• तु: and/indeed

• वसिष्ठाय: to Vasiṣṭha

• अरुन्धतीम्: Arundhatī

• प्रत्यपादयत्: gave, presented, caused to be obtained (in marriage/union)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the lineage account to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Narada
• Vasishtha
• Arundhati

FAQs

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

It frames creation as orderly and dharma-rooted: stable rishi lineages arise (even mind-born) to preserve Vedic and Shaiva observances, which later culminate in proper Shiva-puja and Linga installation traditions.

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

Implicitly, it reflects Shiva as Pati—the Lord who governs srishti through ṛta/dharma: even mind-born manifestations and marital unions function as instruments within the cosmic order upheld by the Supreme.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No specific puja-vidhi is taught here; the takeaway is dharmic saṃskāra (sanctioned union and lineage), which undergirds eligibility for Vedic rites and, in Shaiva terms, disciplined living that supports Pashupata-oriented practice.