Shloka 3

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

Devanagari script

सृञ्जय्यां भजनाच्चैव भ्राजमानाद्विजज्ञिरे अयुतायुः शतायुश् च बलवान् हर्षकृत्स्मृतः

Transliteration

sṛñjayyāṃ bhajanāccaiva bhrājamānādvijajñire ayutāyuḥ śatāyuś ca balavān harṣakṛtsmṛtaḥ

Translation

Von Sṛñjayā und auch von Bhajanā zeugte Bhrājamāna zwei Söhne—Ayutāyu und Śatāyu; und ein weiterer wurde geboren, berühmt als Balavān, in Erinnerung als Harṣakṛt (der Freude bringt).

Word by Word

• सृञ्जय्यां: in/through Sṛñjayā

• भजनात्: from Bhajanā

• च एव: and indeed

• भ्राजमानात्: from Brhājamāna (the father)

• द्वि: two

• जज्ञिरे/विजज्ञिरे: were born

• अयुतायुः: Ayutāyu (name of a son)

• शतायुः: Śatāyu (name of a son)

• च: and

• बलवान्: Balavān (name/‘the strong one’)

• हर्षकृत्: Harṣakṛt (‘maker of joy’, name/epithet)

• स्मृतः: is remembered/known as

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Suta
• Brhājamāna
• Sṛñjayā
• Bhajanā
• Ayutāyu
• Śatāyu
• Balavān
• Harṣakṛt

FAQs

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

Though the verse is genealogical, it situates dharmic lineages that preserve Shiva-puja and transmit Shaiva rites; Purāṇic vaṃśa passages function as the narrative backbone supporting later teachings on Linga installation and devotion to Pati (Shiva).

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

Indirectly: by grounding the Purāṇa in ordered succession and dharma, it reflects Shiva as Pati—the cosmic governor who sustains karmic order (niyati) for pashus (souls) moving through embodied lineages under pasha (bondage) until liberation.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No specific rite is stated; the takeaway is that lineage narratives in the Linga Purana frame the continuity of Shaiva dharma—within which Linga-puja and Pāśupata-yoga disciplines are later taught and practiced.