Shloka 30

वासिष्ठकथनम् (आदित्य–सोमवंशवर्णनम् तथा रुद्रसहस्रनाम-प्रशंसा)

Devanagari script

प्रतिष्ठा धर्मराजस्य सुद्युम्नस्य महात्मनः तत्पुरूरवसे प्रादाद् राज्यं प्राप्य महायशाः

Transliteration

pratiṣṭhā dharmarājasya sudyumnasya mahātmanaḥ tatpurūravase prādād rājyaṃ prāpya mahāyaśāḥ

Translation

Pratiṣṭhā, the illustrious daughter of the righteous king Sudyumna, having attained sovereignty, bestowed the kingdom upon Purūravas, thereby upholding the dharma of royal succession.

Word by Word

• प्रतिष्ठा (pratiṣṭhā): Pratiṣṭhā (proper name)

• धर्मराजस्य (dharmarājasya): of the righteous king / dharma-abiding ruler

• सुद्युम्नस्य (sudyumnasya): of Sudyumna

• महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ): of the great-souled one

• तत्पुरूरवसे (tat-purūravase): to that Purūravas / to her Purūravas

• प्रादात् (prādāt): gave, bestowed

• राज्यं (rājyaṃ): kingdom, sovereignty

• प्राप्य (prāpya): having obtained, having attained

• महायशाः (mahāyaśāḥ): greatly renowned, illustrious

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating royal genealogy to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Sudyumna
• Pratiṣṭhā
• Purūravas
• Dharma (as royal duty)

FAQs

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

It frames righteous kingship (rājadharma) as part of sustaining cosmic order; such order supports the conditions for Shiva-puja and dharma-based living through which the pashu (soul) gradually loosens pasha (bondage) and turns toward Pati (Shiva).

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

Indirectly: by emphasizing dharma-governed sovereignty, it reflects Shiva as Pati—the supreme regulator whose law (dharma) stabilizes society and enables beings to progress from bondage to grace-oriented alignment.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No specific rite is named; the takeaway is dharma as foundational discipline—ethical governance and rightful succession function as preparatory observance (niyama-like restraint) that supports Shaiva sadhana and steadiness in worship.