Shloka 30

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

Devanagari script

चित्रकस्याभवन्पुत्रा विपृथुः पृथुरेव च अश्वग्रीवः सुबाहुश् च सुधासूकगवेक्षणौ

Transliteration

citrakasyābhavanputrā vipṛthuḥ pṛthureva ca aśvagrīvaḥ subāhuś ca sudhāsūkagavekṣaṇau

Translation

To Citraka were born sons—Vipṛthu and also Pṛthu; Aśvagrīva and Subāhu; and likewise Sudhāsūka and Gavekṣaṇa. Thus the lineage continued in orderly succession under the unseen governance of Pati (Śiva), who upholds dharma through time.

Word by Word

• चित्रकस्य (citrakasya): of Citraka

• अभवन् (abhavan): were born/came to be

• पुत्राः (putrāḥ): sons

• विपृथुः (vipṛthuḥ): Vipṛthu (proper name)

• पृथुः (pṛthuḥ): Pṛthu (proper name)

• एव (eva): indeed/also

• च (ca): and

• अश्वग्रीवः (aśvagrīvaḥ): Aśvagrīva (proper name, 'horse-necked')

• सुबाहुः (subāhuḥ): Subāhu (proper name, 'good-armed')

• सुधासूकः (sudhāsūkaḥ): Sudhāsūka (proper name)

• गवेक्षणः (gavekṣaṇaḥ): Gavekṣaṇa (proper name, 'cow-eyed/one who looks after cattle')

• (सुधासूकगवेक्षणौ) (sudhāsūka-gavekṣaṇau): Sudhāsūka and Gavekṣaṇa (dual)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages at Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Citraka
• Vipṛthu
• Pṛthu
• Aśvagrīva
• Subāhu
• Sudhāsūka
• Gavekṣaṇa
• Shiva

FAQs

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

Though genealogical, it supports the Purana’s Shaiva frame: worldly succession (vamsha) is sustained under Pati (Śiva), and kingship is ultimately validated by devotion and dharmic order upheld by Mahādeva.

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

Indirectly: Shiva-tattva is implied as the transcendent governor of time and lineage—Pati who remains unchanged while generations of pashus (souls embodied as rulers) arise and pass on within saṃsāra.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No specific puja-vidhi or Pāśupata-yoga limb is stated; the takeaway is dharma-based kingship—rulers traditionally uphold Vedic-Śaiva rites (Śiva-pūjā, liṅga-pratiṣṭhā) as the stabilizing support of society.