Shloka 23

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

Devanagari script

अदितिश् च दितिश्चैव अरिष्टा सुरसा मुनिः सुरभिर् विनता ताम्रा तद्वत् क्रोधवशा इला

Transliteration

aditiś ca ditiścaiva ariṣṭā surasā muniḥ surabhir vinatā tāmrā tadvat krodhavaśā ilā

Translation

ادیتی اور دِتی؛ نیز اَرِشٹا، سُرسا، مُنی، سُرَبھِی، وِنَتا، تامرا؛ اور اسی طرح کرودھ وَشا اور اِلا—یہ سب تخلیق کے پھیلاؤ میں پرجا ماتائیں قرار دی گئی ہیں۔

Word by Word

• अदितिः: Aditi (mother of the Ādityas)

• दितिः: Diti (mother of the Daityas)

• च/चैव: and/indeed

• अरिष्टा: Ariṣṭā (a progenitress)

• सुरसा: Surasā (a progenitress)

• मुनिः: Muni (a progenitress)

• सुरभिः: Surabhi (mother of cattle)

• विनता: Vinatā (mother of Garuḍa and Aruṇa)

• ताम्रा: Tāmrā (mother of birds)

• तद्वत्: likewise/in the same way

• क्रोधवशा: Krodhavaśā (mother of serpents/creatures of wrath in Purāṇic lists)

• इला: Ilā (progenitress associated with lineage/earthly progeny)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Aditi
• Diti
• Arishta
• Surasa
• Muni
• Surabhi
• Vinata
• Tamra
• Krodhavasha
• Ila

FAQs

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

It situates Linga-centered Shaiva cosmology within srishti: the many lineages of beings arise through designated progenitresses under the supreme governance of Shiva as Pati, reinforcing that worship of the Linga aligns the devotee with cosmic order (ṛta/niyati).

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

Though Shiva is not named here, the verse functions within a Shaiva frame where Shiva-tattva is the transcendent Pati who authorizes creation’s differentiated streams; the listed mothers indicate the manifest diversity (pāśa-bound realms) that proceeds under His lordship.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No specific puja-vidhi is stated; the practical takeaway is contemplative: in Pāśupata-oriented reflection, one recognizes all beings and lineages as part of the bound world (pāśa) and turns to the Linga—Shiva as Pati—for purification and liberation of the pashu (soul).