Shloka 18

वंशानुवर्णनम् — सात्वतवंशः, स्यमन्तक-प्रसङ्गः, कृष्णावतारः, शिवप्रसादः (पाशुपतयोगः)

Devanagari script

माद्र्याः सुतस्य संजज्ञे सुतो वार्ष्णिर्युधाजितः श्वफल्क इति विख्यातस् त्रैलोक्यहितकारकः

Transliteration

mādryāḥ sutasya saṃjajñe suto vārṣṇiryudhājitaḥ śvaphalka iti vikhyātas trailokyahitakārakaḥ

Translation

ومن ابن مَادْرِي (Mādrī) وُلِدَ من نسل الفِرِشْني (Vṛṣṇi) رجلٌ يُدعى يودھاجِت (Yudhājit)؛ واشتهر باسم شْفَفَلْكا (Śvaphalka)، صانعَ الخير لرفاه العوالم الثلاثة—سالكًا وفق الدَّرْمَا التي تُقام في ظلّ پَتِي (Pati)، شيفا (Śiva)، مُفكِّك قيود پاشا (pāśa) عن الكائنات پَشُو (paśu).

Word by Word

• माद्र्याः (mādryāḥ): of Mādrī

• सुतस्य (sutasya): of the son

• संजज्ञे (saṃjajñe): was born/was produced

• सुतः (sutaḥ): a son

• वार्ष्णिः (vārṣṇiḥ): a Vṛṣṇi descendant

• युधाजितः (yudhājitaḥ): Yudhājit

• श्वफल्क (śvaphalka): Śvaphalka (name)

• इति (iti): thus/so called

• विख्यातः (vikhyātaḥ): renowned

• त्रैलोक्य (trailokya): of the three worlds

• हितकारकः (hitakārakaḥ): doer of good/benefactor.

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages at Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Mādri
• Yudhājit
• Śvaphalka
• Vṛṣṇi lineage

FAQs

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

Though genealogical, it supports the Linga Purana’s dharmic framework: righteous lineage and world-benefiting conduct are presented as aligned with Shiva as Pati, the sustaining principle behind ritual and devotion.

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

Implicitly, it reflects Shiva-tattva as the supreme Pati whose order (dharma) enables “benefit of the three worlds”; such welfare is a sign of harmony with the Lord who ultimately releases paśus from pāśa.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No specific puja-vidhi is stated; the takeaway is the Pāśupata emphasis on dharmic action and loka-saṅgraha (world-welfare) as supportive disciplines that prepare the paśu for Shiva’s grace.