Shloka 77
Adhyaya 63: Daksha’s Progeny, Kashyapa’s Offspring, and the Rishi-Vamshas that Sustain the Worlds
तस्य गोत्रद्वये जाताश् चत्वारः प्रथिता भुवि श्यावश् च प्रत्वसश्चैव ववल्गुश्चाथ गह्वरः
tasya gotradvaye jātāś catvāraḥ prathitā bhuvi śyāvaś ca pratvasaścaiva vavalguścātha gahvaraḥ
اُس کے دو گوترَوں سے چار بیٹے پیدا ہوئے جو زمین پر مشہور ہوئے—شیاؤ، پرتوس، وولگُو اور گہوَر۔
Suta Goswami
FAQs
It anchors Linga-worship culture within sacred history by preserving gotra and lineage memory, a Purāṇic method of linking ritual communities to the cosmic order upheld by Pati (Śiva).
Indirectly: by presenting orderly lineage arising within creation, it reflects Śiva as Pati—the sustaining Lord whose śakti governs manifestation and social-religious continuity, even when Śiva is not explicitly named.
No specific pūjā-vidhi or Pāśupata-yoga limb is stated; the verse functions as a vamśa/gotra register that supports dharmic identity used in rites, dāna, and temple-based Śiva-sevā.