Shloka 37

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

Devanagari script

ज्यामघस्याभवद्भार्या शैब्या शीलवती सती सा चैव तपसोग्रेण शैब्या वै सम्प्रसूयत

Transliteration

jyāmaghasyābhavadbhāryā śaibyā śīlavatī satī sā caiva tapasogreṇa śaibyā vai samprasūyata

Translation

Jyāmaghas Gemahlin war Śaibyā—tugendhaft im Wandel und standhaft in der Keuschheit. Durch die Kraft ihrer strengen Askese empfing diese Śaibyā wahrlich und gebar Nachkommen.

Word by Word

• jyāmaghasya: of Jyāmagha

• abhavat: became/was

• bhāryā: wife

• śaibyā: Śaibyā (proper name)

• śīlavatī: of good character, virtuous

• satī: chaste, faithful, true

• sā: she

• ca eva: and indeed

• tapasā: by austerity (tapas)

• ogreṇa: intense, formidable

• śaibyā: Śaibyā

• vai: indeed

• samprasūyata: conceived and bore offspring / gave birth fully

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Jyāmagha
• Śaibyā

FAQs

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

Though not a direct linga-puja instruction, it upholds a core Shaiva principle: tapas (disciplined inner heat) purifies the pashu (individual soul) and supports dharmic outcomes, preparing one for devotion and worship of Pati (Shiva).

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

Implicitly, it reflects Shiva-tattva as the unseen power that fructifies merit: intense tapas aligns the devotee with dharma, loosening pasha (bondage) and enabling auspicious manifestation—an expression of Pati’s overseeing grace in the cosmic order.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Tapas—sustained austerity and self-restraint—is highlighted as a yogic discipline; in Shaiva framing it functions like Pashupata-oriented inner purification that strengthens steadiness (niyama) and moral power (dharma-bala).