Shloka 68

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

Devanagari script

अनपत्यः क्रतुस्तस्मिन् स्मृतो वैवस्वते ऽन्तरे अत्रेः पत्न्यो दशैवासन् सुंदर्यश् च पतिव्रताः

Transliteration

anapatyaḥ kratustasmin smṛto vaivasvate 'ntare atreḥ patnyo daśaivāsan suṃdaryaś ca pativratāḥ

Translation

在毗婆斯瓦多摩奴期中，克罗图被忆念为无子嗣。圣者阿特里有十位妻子，皆以端丽著称，且为持夫誓（pativratā），坚住于妻道之法。

Word by Word

• अनपत्यः: without offspring

• क्रतुः: (the sage) Kratu

• तस्मिन्: in that (period/context)

• स्मृतः: remembered/recorded

• वैवस्वते अन्तरे: in the Vaivasvata Manvantara

• अत्रेः: of Atri

• पत्न्यः: wives

• दश एव: ten indeed

• आसन्: were

• सुंदर्यः: beautiful/lovely women

• च: and

• पतिव्रताः: devoted to their husbands, firm in marital vows

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Atri
• Kratu
• Vaivasvata Manu

FAQs

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

It situates the narrative in the Vaivasvata Manvantara and preserves the rishi-lineages that later become transmitters of Shaiva rites and Linga-installation traditions.

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

Indirectly, it echoes the Shaiva frame where worldly lineage and dharma unfold under the supreme Pati (Shiva), while individual beings (pashu) move through manvantara cycles shaped by karma and order.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No explicit puja-vidhi or Pashupata Yoga practice is taught in this verse; it functions as a genealogical-dharmic marker within the creation-era narration.