Shloka 34

अध्याय 66: इक्ष्वाकुवंश-ऐलवंशप्रवाहः (त्रिशङ्कु-राम-ययात्यादि-प्रकरणम्)

Devanagari script

अजः पुत्रो रघोश्चापि तस्माज्जज्ञे च वीर्यवान् राजा दशरथस्तस्माच् छ्रीमानिक्ष्वाकुवंशकृत्

Transliteration

ajaḥ putro raghoścāpi tasmājjajñe ca vīryavān rājā daśarathastasmāc chrīmānikṣvākuvaṃśakṛt

Translation

وكان أَجَ أيضاً ابنَ راغو. ومنه وُلِد الملكُ الشجاع دَشَرَثَ، وبذلك الملكِ المشرق ازداد نسلُ إكشواكو تثبيتاً ورفعةً وذِكراً.

Word by Word

• अजः (ajaḥ): Aja

• पुत्रः (putraḥ): son

• रघोः (raghoḥ): of Raghu

• च (ca): and

• अपि (api): also

• तस्मात् (tasmāt): from him

• जज्ञे (jajñe): was born

• च (ca): and

• वीर्यवान् (vīryavān): mighty, valorous

• राजा (rājā): king

• दशरथः (daśarathaḥ): Daśaratha

• तस्मात् (tasmāt): from him/thereafter

• श्रीमान् (chrīmān/śrīmān): illustrious, prosperous

• इक्ष्वाकुवंशकृत् (ikṣvāku-vaṃśa-kṛt): one who establishes/continues the Ikṣvāku dynasty

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Aja
• Raghu
• Dasharatha
• Ikshvaku Dynasty

FAQs

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

By preserving the dharmic genealogy of kings, the Linga Purana situates Shiva-bhakti and Linga worship within a stable social order where righteous rulers protect yajña, temples, and Shaiva observances.

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

Indirectly: Shiva-tattva is implied as the transcendent Pati who upholds dharma through time; the continuity of noble lineages reflects the cosmic order sustained by Mahadeva beyond the changing names and bodies of Pashus (souls).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No specific puja-vidhi or Pashupata Yoga technique is stated; the takeaway is dharmic kingship—supporting Vedic rites and Shaiva worship as a societal foundation for the purification of Pashu from Pāśa.