Shloka 4

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

Devanagari script

दक्षः पुत्रसहस्राणि पञ्च सूत्यामजीजनत् तांस्तु दृष्ट्वा महाभागान् सिसृक्षुर्विविधाः प्रजाः

Transliteration

dakṣaḥ putrasahasrāṇi pañca sūtyāmajījanat tāṃstu dṛṣṭvā mahābhāgān sisṛkṣurvividhāḥ prajāḥ

Translation

دکش نے سوتی سے پانچ ہزار بیٹے پیدا کیے۔ اُن خوش نصیب بیٹوں کو دیکھ کر وہ گوناگوں اقسام کی پرجا کی تخلیق کے لیے آمادہ ہوا۔

Word by Word

• दक्षः (dakṣaḥ): Daksha (the Prajapati)

• पुत्रसहस्राणि (putrasahasrāṇi): thousands of sons

• पञ्च (pañca): five

• सूत्याम् (sūtyām): in/through Suti (his consort)

• अजीजनत् (ajījanat): begot/produced

• तान् (tān): them

• तु (tu): indeed

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā): having seen

• महाभागान् (mahābhāgān): greatly fortunate/noble

• सिसृक्षुः (sisṛkṣuḥ): desired to create/was intent on generating

• विविधाः (vividhāḥ): diverse, manifold

• प्रजाः (prajāḥ): creatures/offspring/progeny

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Purana to the sages at Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Daksha
• Suti

FAQs

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

It frames creation as a sacred, ordered expansion: progeny and diversity arise through cosmic law, ultimately dependent on Shiva as Pati—supporting the Linga as the sign of the unmanifest source behind all manifested beings.

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

Even without naming Shiva directly, the verse implies a higher enabling principle behind creation: Prajapatis generate forms, but Shiva-tattva as Pati is the sovereign ground that empowers manifestation while remaining transcendent.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No specific puja-vidhi is stated; the takeaway is contemplative: recognize praja (beings) as arising within Pasha (worldly bonds) and seek Pati through Shaiva sadhana—often expressed in the Linga Purana through Linga-puja and Pashupata-aligned discipline.