Shloka 48
Adhyaya 63: Daksha’s Progeny, Kashyapa’s Offspring, and the Rishi-Vamshas that Sustain the Worlds
अतीतानागताः सर्वे नृपा मन्वन्तरे स्मृताः एतानुत्पाद्य पुत्रांस्तु प्रजासंतानकारणात्
atītānāgatāḥ sarve nṛpā manvantare smṛtāḥ etānutpādya putrāṃstu prajāsaṃtānakāraṇāt
گزشتہ اور آنے والے سب بادشاہ ہر منونتر میں یاد کیے جاتے ہیں؛ اور بیٹوں کو جنم دے کر وہ رعایا کی نسل کے تسلسل کا سبب بنتے ہیں۔
Suta Goswami
FAQs
It frames kingship and progeny as part of the cosmic order upheld under Shiva’s overarching Pati-tattva; stable lineage and dharmic rule support the conditions in which Shiva-puja and temple traditions can endure across Manvantaras.
Implicitly, it shows Shiva as Pati—the transcendent regulator of time-cycles (Manvantaras) within which rulers arise and pass; the continuity of beings proceeds within His cosmic governance, even when individual kings change.
No specific puja-vidhi or Pashupata Yoga limb is stated; the takeaway is dharmic continuity—supporting social order and progeny—which traditionally undergirds Vedic rites and Shaiva observances maintained by righteous rulers.