Shloka 3

वासिष्ठकथनम् (आदित्य–सोमवंशवर्णनम् तथा रुद्रसहस्रनाम-प्रशंसा)

Devanagari script

संज्ञा राज्ञी प्रभा छाया पुत्रांस्तासां वदामि वः संज्ञा त्वाष्ट्री च सुषुवे सूर्यान्मनुमनुत्तमम्

Transliteration

saṃjñā rājñī prabhā chāyā putrāṃstāsāṃ vadāmi vaḥ saṃjñā tvāṣṭrī ca suṣuve sūryānmanumanuttamam

Translation

سنج्ञا (ملکہ)، پربھا اور چھایا—ان کے بیٹوں کا حال میں تمہیں بتاتا ہوں۔ تواشٹر کی بیٹی سنج્ઞا نے سورج سے منوؤں میں سب سے برتر منو کو جنا۔

Word by Word

• संज्ञा (Saṃjñā): Samjna

• राज्ञी (rājñī): queen

• प्रभा (prabhā): radiance, Prabhā (a named consort)

• छाया (chāyā): shadow, Chāyā (a named consort)

• पुत्रान् (putrān): sons, progeny

• तासाम् (tāsām): of those (women)

• वदामि (vadāmi): I speak, I declare

• वः (vaḥ): to you

• त्वाष्ट्री (tvāṣṭrī): daughter of Tvaṣṭṛ

• सुषुवे (suṣuve): gave birth

• सूर्यात् (sūryāt): from/unto Sūrya

• मनुम् (manum): Manu (progenitor/lawgiver)

• अनुत्तमम् (anuttamam): unsurpassed, foremost.

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Saṃjñā
• Prabhā
• Chāyā
• Sūrya
• Tvaṣṭṛ
• Manu

FAQs

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

It situates Shiva’s Purāṇic teaching within the wider sṛṣṭi (creation) and lineage framework: dharma is preserved through Manus and royal lines, and Linga-pūjā is later taught as a dharma-sustaining Shaiva discipline for pashus (souls) seeking the grace of Pati (Shiva).

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

Indirectly: by grounding cosmic order in progenitors like Manu, the text prepares the Shaiva Siddhānta view that dharma and liberation ultimately depend on Pati—Shiva—who transcends lineage yet supports it as the inner ruler enabling order and right conduct.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No specific ritual or Pāśupata-yoga method is stated in this verse; it functions as genealogical sṛṣṭi context that later supports teachings on Shiva-pūjā, vrata, and the Pāśupata path for releasing the pashu from pāśa (bondage).