Shloka 26

Adhyaya 63: Daksha’s Progeny, Kashyapa’s Offspring, and the Rishi-Vamshas that Sustain the Worlds

Devanagari script

विवस्वान्सविता पूषा अंशुमान् विष्णुरेव च एते सहस्रकिरणा आदित्या द्वादश स्मृताः

Transliteration

vivasvānsavitā pūṣā aṃśumān viṣṇureva ca ete sahasrakiraṇā ādityā dvādaśa smṛtāḥ

Translation

毗婆斯梵（Vivasvān）、萨维特利（Savitṛ）、普尚（Pūṣan）、安舒曼（Aṃśumān）以及毗湿奴亦然——这些具千道光芒者，被忆念为十二阿底提耶。依湿婆派之观，其光辉在主宰（Pati）的宇宙秩序中运行；而受缚之灵（paśu）则在系缚（pāśa）的局限中领受那光。

Word by Word

• विवस्वान्: Vivasvān (the shining Sun)

• सविता: Savitṛ (the impeller/enlivener)

• पूषा: Pūṣan (the nourisher, protector of paths)

• अंशुमान्: Aṃśumān (the radiant one)

• विष्णुः एव च: and Viṣṇu as well

• एते: these

• सहस्रकिरणाः: thousand-rayed, having countless rays

• आदित्याः: Ādityas (sons/forms of Aditi

• द्वादश: twelve

• स्मृताः: are remembered/are traditionally stated

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Linga Purana to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Vivasvan
• Savita
• Pusha
• Amshuman
• Vishnu
• Adityas

FAQs

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

By naming the Ādityas as “thousand-rayed,” the verse frames solar power as a regulated cosmic function; in Linga worship this supports the idea that all energies (light, time, vitality) are subordinate to the Supreme (Pati) symbolized by the Linga.

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

Though Shiva is not named here, the enumeration of deities implies an ordered cosmos; Shaiva Siddhanta reads such order as dependent on Shiva as Pati—the transcendent governor in whom all functional deities operate without being ultimate.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No specific puja-vidhi or Pashupata yogic limb is stated; the takeaway is contemplative—recognizing cosmic lights as instruments within Shiva’s lordship, a support for inward dhyāna on Pati beyond the deities’ functions.