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

یوں یہ سب برہما کے مانس پُتر ہیں، جو زمین پر مشہور ہیں—بڑے نصیب والے، عوالم کے سنبھالنے والے؛ اور ان کے نسب یہاں بیان کر دیے گئے ہیں۔

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.