Shloka 45
Ikṣvāku-vaṃśa-prasaṅgaḥ — Genealogy of the Ikṣvāku Line and Exempla of Royal Dharma
तस्य चैत्ररथी भार्या शशबिंदुसुता ऽभवत् । पतिव्रता च ज्येष्ठा च भ्रातॄणामयुतं च सः
tasya caitrarathī bhāryā śaśabiṃdusutā 'bhavat | pativratā ca jyeṣṭhā ca bhrātṝṇāmayutaṃ ca saḥ
His wife was Caitrarathī, the daughter of Śaśabindu. She was devoted to her husband and the eldest (among the wives). And he had ten thousand brothers.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
FAQs
The verse highlights dharmic household order—pativratā-dharma and lineage—presented as supportive of sāttvika living, which in Shaiva thought becomes a foundation for turning the mind toward Pati (Śiva) and liberation.
Though not directly describing Liṅga worship, it situates devotion and discipline within worldly life; the Shiva Purana often frames such dharma as preparing the devotee for Saguna Śiva-upāsanā (ritual devotion) that matures into knowledge of Śiva as the supreme Pati.
No specific rite is prescribed in this line; the takeaway is steadiness in dharma and fidelity, which the Shiva Purana commonly pairs with daily Śiva-smaraṇa, pañcākṣarī-japa (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), and simple Liṅga-pūjā as appropriate.