Shloka 32

वासिष्ठकथनम् (आदित्य–सोमवंशवर्णनम् तथा रुद्रसहस्रनाम-प्रशंसा)

Devanagari script

ज्येष्ठः पुत्रशतस्यासीद् दश पञ्च च तत्सुताः अभूज्ज्येष्ठः ककुत्स्थश् च ककुत्स्थात्तु सुयोधनः

Transliteration

jyeṣṭhaḥ putraśatasyāsīd daśa pañca ca tatsutāḥ abhūjjyeṣṭhaḥ kakutsthaś ca kakutsthāttu suyodhanaḥ

Translation

كان في جملة أبناء بُتْرَشَتَة المئة الابنُ الأكبر جْيَيْشْثَة، وكان له خمسةَ عشرَ ابناً. ومن بينهم كان الأكبر كَكُوتْسْثَة، ومن كَكُوتْسْثَة وُلِدَ سُيُودْهَنَة.

Word by Word

• ज्येष्ठः (jyeṣṭhaḥ): the eldest

• पुत्रशतस्य (putraśatasya): of Putraśata

• आसीत् (āsīt): was

• दश (daśa): ten

• पञ्च (pañca): five

• च (ca): and

• तत्सुताः (tatsutāḥ): his sons

• अभूत् (abhūt): became/was

• ज्येष्ठः (jyeṣṭhaḥ): the eldest

• ककुत्स्थः (kakutsthaḥ): Kakutstha (proper name)

• च (ca): and

• ककुत्स्थात् (kakutsthāt): from Kakutstha

• तु (tu): then/indeed

• सुयोधनः (suyodhanaḥ): Suyodhana (proper name)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Putraśata
• Jyeṣṭha
• Kakutstha
• Suyodhana

FAQs

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

This verse situates Shiva’s Purana within historical dynastic memory: by preserving righteous lineages, the text frames kingship as dharma—protecting beings (pashus) and sustaining temples, yajñas, and Linga-puja across generations.

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

Indirectly: Shiva-tattva as Pati is the steady ground behind changing names and bodies. Genealogies highlight impermanence of worldly identity while implying the enduring sovereign principle (Pati) that upholds order and dharma.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No specific puja-vidhi or Pashupata-yoga technique is stated in this verse; its practical takeaway is the Shaiva dharmic ideal that rulers should uphold worship, charity, and protection of subjects as part of serving Shiva (Pati).