Shloka 66

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

Devanagari script

द्रुह्यं चानुं च पूरुं च शर्मिष्ठा वार्षपर्वणी ययातये रथं तस्मै ददौ शुक्रः प्रतापवान्

Transliteration

druhyaṃ cānuṃ ca pūruṃ ca śarmiṣṭhā vārṣaparvaṇī yayātaye rathaṃ tasmai dadau śukraḥ pratāpavān

Translation

Śarmiṣṭhā, die Tochter des Vṛṣaparvan, gebar Yayāti die Söhne Druhyu, Anu und Pūru; und der machtvolle, strahlende Śukra schenkte ihm einen Wagen. In dieser königlichen Linie lenkt der Herr (Pati) still den Lauf des Karma—und lockert die Fesseln (pāśa) der Seele (paśu), wenn Dharma bewahrt wird.

Word by Word

• द्रुह्यम् (Druhyu): the son named Druhyu

• च (ca): and

• अनुं (Anuṃ): the son named Anu

• च (ca): and

• पूरुं (Pūruṃ): the son named Pūru

• च (ca): and

• शर्मिष्ठा (Śarmiṣṭhā): Śarmiṣṭhā

• वार्षपर्वणी (Vārṣaparvaṇī): daughter of Vṛṣaparvan

• ययातये (Yayātaye): to Yayāti

• रथं (rathaṃ): chariot

• तस्मै (tasmai): to him

• ददौ (dadau): gave/bestowed

• शुक्रः (Śukraḥ): Śukra (Śukrācārya)

• प्रतापवान् (pratāpavān): mighty, splendid, powerful

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Yayati
• Sharmishtha
• Vrishaparvan
• Druhyu
• Anu
• Puru
• Shukra (Shukracharya)

FAQs

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

Though genealogical, it situates human kingship within dharma and karmic order ultimately governed by Pati (Shiva), reminding the devotee that worldly power and lineage bear fruit only when aligned with Shiva-centered righteousness.

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

Shiva-tattva is implicit: as Pati, Shiva remains the unseen regulator of outcomes—granting upliftment when dharma is followed and allowing bondage (pāśa) to persist when actions are misaligned.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No explicit puja-vidhi or Pāśupata-yoga practice is stated; the takeaway is ethical discipline (dharma) as the supportive ground for Shiva-bhakti and for loosening karmic bondage.