Shloka 93

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

Devanagari script

इत्येते ब्रह्मणः पुत्रा मानसा विश्रुता भुवि भर्तारश् च महाभागा एषां वंशाः प्रकीर्तिताः

Transliteration

ityete brahmaṇaḥ putrā mānasā viśrutā bhuvi bhartāraś ca mahābhāgā eṣāṃ vaṃśāḥ prakīrtitāḥ

Translation

ดังนี้เหล่านี้คือบุตรผู้บังเกิดจากจิตของพรหมา อันเลื่องลือบนแผ่นดิน—ผู้มีบุญใหญ่ เป็นผู้ค้ำจุนโลก; และสายวงศ์ของพวกเขาได้ถูกประกาศไว้แล้ว

Word by Word

• iti: thus

• ete: these

• brahmaṇaḥ: of Brahmā

• putrāḥ: sons

• mānasāḥ: mind-born

• viśrutāḥ: renowned

• bhuvi: on earth/in the world

• bhartāraḥ: supporters/sustainers

• ca: and

• mahābhāgāḥ: great-souled, fortunate

• eṣām: of these

• vaṃśāḥ: lineages/dynasties

• prakīrtitāḥ: have been narrated/proclaimed

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Brahma

FAQs

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

It closes a creation-and-lineage section, grounding later Linga worship in a structured cosmos upheld by ordained progenitors—showing that Shiva’s worship (as Pati) is situated within a divinely ordered srishti.

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

Indirectly, it implies Shiva-tattva as Pati—the supreme regulator beyond genealogies—while Brahmā’s mind-born sons function as secondary sustainers within the manifested order.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No specific puja-vidhi or Pashupata Yoga technique is taught in this verse; it serves as a narrative transition from cosmological genealogy toward teachings where Shiva-upasana and liberation of the pashu are detailed.