Shloka 70

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

Devanagari script

तान् दृष्ट्वा तनयान्वीरान् रौक्मिणेयांश् च रुक्मिणीम् जाम्बवत्यब्रवीत्कृष्णं भार्या कृष्णस्य धीमतः

Transliteration

tān dṛṣṭvā tanayānvīrān raukmiṇeyāṃś ca rukmiṇīm jāmbavatyabravītkṛṣṇaṃ bhāryā kṛṣṇasya dhīmataḥ

Translation

فلما رأتْ أولئك الأبناء الأبطال—أبناء رُكْمِنِي، المسمَّين بالراوكمينيَّة—تكلّمت جامبَفَتِي، زوجة كريشنا ذات الرأي الحكيم، إلى كريشنا.

Word by Word

• तान् (tān): them

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā): having seen

• तनयान् (tanayān): sons

• वीरान् (vīrān): heroic, valorous

• रौक्मिणेयान् (raukmiṇeyān): the sons of Rukmiṇī (Raukmineyas)

• च (ca): and

• रुक्मिणीम् (rukmiṇīm): Rukmiṇī

• जाम्बवती (jāmbavatī): Jāmbavatī

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt): said, spoke

• कृष्णम् (kṛṣṇam): to Kṛṣṇa

• भार्या (bhāryā): wife

• कृष्णस्य (kṛṣṇasya): of Kṛṣṇa

• धीमतः (dhīmataḥ): of the wise, intelligent one

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the episode; internal speech attributed to Jāmbavatī)

Characters & Entities

• Krishna
• Rukmini
• Jambavati

FAQs

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

Though not a direct linga-pūjā injunction, the verse sets a narrative context where righteous household life and devotion become a foundation for approaching Pati (Śiva) through disciplined bhakti and dharma.

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

Implicitly, it supports the Purāṇic method: worldly relationships and events are used to guide the pashu (individual soul) toward higher discernment, loosening pāśa (bondage) so devotion may mature toward Śiva-tattva, the supreme Pati.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No explicit ritual or Pāśupata-yoga practice is stated; the takeaway is the preparatory discipline of dharmic conduct and attentive speech within the gṛhastha setting, which Purāṇas present as supportive to later Śaiva sādhana.