Shloka 8

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

Devanagari script

धनकस्य तु दायादाश् चत्वारो लोकसंमताः कृतवीर्यः कृताग्निश् च कृतवर्मा तथैव च

Transliteration

dhanakasya tu dāyādāś catvāro lokasaṃmatāḥ kṛtavīryaḥ kṛtāgniś ca kṛtavarmā tathaiva ca

Translation

Dhanaka hatte wahrlich vier Erben, die in der Welt geachtet waren: Kṛtavīrya, Kṛtāgni, ebenso Kṛtavarmā und der vierte; alle weithin gerühmt.

Word by Word

• धनकस्य (dhanakasya): of Dhanaka

• तु (tu): indeed/and

• दायादाः (dāyādāḥ): heirs/sons

• चत्वारः (catvāraḥ): four

• लोक-संमताः (loka-saṃmatāḥ): approved/esteemed by the world

• कृतवीर्यः (kṛtavīryaḥ): Kṛtavīrya (proper name)

• कृताग्निः (kṛtāgniḥ): Kṛtāgni (proper name)

• च (ca): and

• कृतवर्मा (kṛtavarmā): Kṛtavarmā (proper name)

• तथा एव (tathā eva): likewise/just so

• च (ca): and

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Dhanaka
• Kṛtavīrya
• Kṛtāgni
• Kṛtavarmā

FAQs

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

This verse anchors the Purāṇic transmission by naming a lineage; in the Linga Purana, such genealogies preserve the continuity of dharma that ultimately culminates in Shiva-bhakti and Linga-pratiṣṭhā traditions.

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

Indirectly: by emphasizing world-approved heirs and ordered succession, it reflects Shiva as Pati—the cosmic governor who sustains niyati (order) so that bound souls (paśu) may progress toward liberation through right tradition.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No specific pūjā-vidhi or Pāśupata Yoga technique is taught in this verse; it functions as a genealogical marker within the larger Shaiva narrative framework.