Shloka 13

Aditi’s Progeny and the Twelve Ādityas

Manvantara Genealogy

Devanagari script

स्वधा सती च द्वे पत्न्यौ स्वधा ज्येष्ठा सती परा । स्वधासूत पितॄन्वेदमथर्वाङ्गिरसं सती

Transliteration

svadhā satī ca dve patnyau svadhā jyeṣṭhā satī parā | svadhāsūta pitṝnvedamatharvāṅgirasaṃ satī

Translation

سْوَدھا اور سَتی اُس کی دو بیویاں تھیں—سْوَدھا بڑی، سَتی دوسری۔ سْوَدھا سے پِتْر دیوتا پیدا ہوئے اور سَتی سے اَتھروانگیرس وید (اَتھرو روایت) ظاہر ہوئی۔

Word by Word

• स्वधा: Svadhā
• स्वधा: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वधा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; नाम

• सती: virtuous (Satī)
• सती: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण/नाम (virtuous woman)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-बोधक अव्यय

• द्वे: two
• द्वे: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वि (प्रातिपदिक/संख्या)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, द्विवचन; (पत्न्यौ) विशेषयति

• पत्न्यौ: wives
• पत्न्यौ: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पत्नी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, द्विवचन

• स्वधा: Svadhā
• स्वधा: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वधा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; नाम

• ज्येष्ठा: elder
• ज्येष्ठा: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ज्येष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

• सती: Satī (virtuous)
• सती: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण/नाम

• परा: the other/younger
• परा: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (the other)

• स्वधा: Svadhā
• स्वधा: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वधा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्तृपद

• असूत: gave birth to
• असूत: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √सू (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; सकर्मक

• पितॄन्: the Pitṛs (ancestors)
• पितॄन्: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; कर्म

• वेदम्: the Veda
• वेदम्: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्म (असूत इत्यस्य)

• अथर्वाङ्गिरसम्: Atharvan-and-Āṅgirasa (Atharvaveda)
• अथर्वाङ्गिरसम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अथर्वन् + आङ्गिरस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; द्वन्द्व (अथर्व + आङ्गिरस) वेदविशेषणम्

• सती: Satī (Svadhā)
• सती: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्तृपद (स्वधा) पुनरुक्त्या

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: The verse is genealogical, but Satī as Śiva’s consort evokes the Dakṣa-yajña cycle often tied in Purāṇic sthala traditions to sites later sacralized as Śiva-kṣetras; no single Jyotirliṅga is explicitly indicated here.

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Satī

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: naivedya

Characters & Entities

• Svadhā
• Satī
• Pitṛs
• Atharvāṅgiras (Atharvaveda)

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in the Shiva Purana?

The verse links cosmic lineage with sacred duty: Svadhā embodies the principle by which offerings reach the Pitṛs, while Satī is associated with the manifestation of Vedic knowledge—showing that dharma (rite) and jñāna (revelation) arise from divinely-ordered sources under Shiva’s overarching reality (Pati).

How does this verse relate to the worship of the Linga or Saguna Shiva?

By grounding Pitṛ rites and Vedic transmission in a sacred genealogy, the Purana frames ritual life as ultimately supported by Shiva’s saguna grace: offerings, mantras, and Vedic recitation become effective when aligned with Shiva-centered dharma, which is commonly expressed through Linga worship and devotion.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

It points to Pitṛ-tarpaṇa and śrāddha performed with the proper svadhā formulas, accompanied by Shiva-oriented purity practices (such as Tripuṇḍra/bhasma and remembrance of the Panchākṣara, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) to sanctify intention and action.