Shloka 49

यदुवंश-प्रवचनम्: हैहय-क्रोष्टु-वंशविस्तारः (कृतवीर्यार्जुनादि, ज्यामघ-विदर्भ-शात्वत-पर्यन्तम्)

Devanagari script

ऐक्ष्वाकीम् अवहच्चांशुः सत्त्वस्तस्मादजायत सत्त्वात् सर्वगुणोपेतः सात्वतः कुलवर्धनः

Transliteration

aikṣvākīm avahaccāṃśuḥ sattvastasmādajāyata sattvāt sarvaguṇopetaḥ sātvataḥ kulavardhanaḥ

Translation

وتزوّج أمشو أميرةً من سلالة إكشڤاكو. فَوُلد له سَتْفَة؛ ومن سَتْفَة وُلد ساتْفَتَة، جامعًا لكل الخصال النبيلة، مُنمّيًا للسلالة.

Word by Word

• ऐक्ष्वाकीम् (aikṣvākīm): a woman/princess of the Ikṣvāku lineage

• अवहत् (avahat): married/took as wife

• च (ca): and

• अंशुः (āṃśuḥ): Āṃśu (a king)

• सत्त्वः (sattvaḥ): Sattva (son’s name)

• तस्मात् (tasmāt): from him

• अजायत (ajāyata): was born

• सत्त्वात् (sattvāt): from Sattva

• सर्व-गुण-उपेतः (sarva-guṇa-upetaḥ): endowed with all virtues/qualities

• सात्वतः (sātvataḥ): Sātvata (son’s name)

• कुल-वर्धनः (kula-vardhanaḥ): one who increases the family/dynasty

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Suta Goswami
• Aṃśu
• Ikṣvāku lineage
• Sattva
• Sātvata

FAQs

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

It situates Linga Purana’s Shaiva teaching within a dharmic royal lineage, implying that kula-vardhana (upholding and strengthening the line through virtue) supports Shiva-bhakti and the stability needed for yajña, dāna, and temple/linga establishment.

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

Indirectly: by praising sarva-guṇa (completeness of virtues) and sattva (purity), it reflects the Shaiva Siddhanta ethic that the pashu (bound soul) refines conduct and inner purity to become fit for Shiva’s grace (Pati-anugraha), which finally loosens pāśa (bondage).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No specific puja-vidhi or Pāśupata-yoga technique is stated; the verse emphasizes dharmic succession and sattvic virtues as the foundation that later enables Shiva-puja, vrata, and disciplined yogic life.