Shloka 41

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

Devanagari script

त्विषा तु यक्षरक्षांसि जनयामास कोटिशः एते तु काश्यपेयाश् च संक्षेपात्परिकीर्तिताः

Transliteration

tviṣā tu yakṣarakṣāṃsi janayāmāsa koṭiśaḥ ete tu kāśyapeyāś ca saṃkṣepātparikīrtitāḥ

Translation

由提维沙（Tviṣā）生出无量亿万的夜叉与罗刹。此等众类，略而言之，皆被宣说为迦叶波（Kaśyapa）之裔。

Word by Word

• त्विषा: from Tviṣā (a progenitress)

• तु: indeed/and

• यक्ष-रक्षांसि: Yakṣas and Rākṣasas

• जनयामास: begot/produced

• कोटिशः: in crores, in vast multitudes

• एते: these

• तु: indeed

• काश्यपेयाः: descendants/children of Kaśyapa

• च: and

• संक्षेपात्: briefly/in summary

• परिकीर्तिताः: have been recounted/declared

Speaker

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

Characters & Entities

• Kashyapa
• Tviṣā
• Yakṣas
• Rākṣasas

FAQs

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

It situates Linga-centered Shaiva cosmology within an ordered creation: all classes of beings arise through sanctioned lineages, ultimately under Pati (Shiva) who regulates srishti and dissolution—grounding worship in the vision of Shiva as the cosmic governor.

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

Though Shiva is not named, the verse implies Shiva-tattva as Pati: even fierce or liminal beings (Yakṣas, Rākṣasas) arise within dharmic cosmic administration, indicating a universe pervaded by Shiva’s sovereign order rather than randomness.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No specific puja-vidhi or Pashupata Yoga technique is taught in this line; the takeaway is contemplative—recognizing all jivas (pashus), whatever their class, as situated within Shiva’s cosmic framework, supporting non-dual reverence and disciplined conduct.