Shloka 71

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

Devanagari script

आत्रेयवंशप्रभवास् तासां भर्ता प्रभाकरः स्वर्भानुपिहिते सूर्ये पतिते ऽस्मिन्दिवो महीम्

Transliteration

ātreyavaṃśaprabhavās tāsāṃ bhartā prabhākaraḥ svarbhānupihite sūrye patite 'smindivo mahīm

Translation

她们出自阿特雷耶（Ātreya）之族；其夫为普拉婆迦罗（Prabhākara）。当太阳被斯瓦尔婆奴（Svarbhānu）遮蔽之时，此界大地仿佛自天而坠——这是在主宰“夫主”Pati（湿婆）所统摄的造化秩序中显现的不祥之兆。

Word by Word

• आत्रेयवंशप्रभवाः: born from the Ātreya lineage

• तासाम्: of those (women/that group)

• भर्ता: husband/lord

• प्रभाकरः: Prabhākara (also ‘maker of light’)

• स्वर्भानु-पिहिते: when (it was) covered/obscured by Svarbhānu (Rāhu)

• सूर्ये: the Sun

• पतिते: having fallen/when it fell/when it set

• अस्मिन्: in this (event/realm)

• दिवः: from heaven/from the celestial region

• महीम्: the earth

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Svarbhanu (Rahu)
• Surya

FAQs

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

By describing the Sun’s obscuration and a cosmic ‘fall,’ the verse frames grahaṇa-like events as disturbances within sṛṣṭi; Shaiva practice responds by taking refuge in Pati (Śiva) through Linga-upāsanā to restore inner and outer order.

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

Shiva-tattva is implied as the unshaken Pati behind changing cosmic lights (Sun) and shadows (Svarbhānu); while phenomena fluctuate, the Lord remains the grounding reality who upholds dharma and the worlds.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The setting naturally points to eclipse-time discipline: mantra-japa, śiva-abhisheka, and inward steadiness (Pāśupata-style vairāgya) to loosen pasha (fear, confusion) that arises when cosmic signs appear.