Shloka 27

अध्याय 66: इक्ष्वाकुवंश-ऐलवंशप्रवाहः (त्रिशङ्कु-राम-ययात्यादि-प्रकरणम्)

Devanagari script

ख्यातः कल्माषपादो वै नाम्ना मित्रसहश् च सः वसिष्ठस्तु महातेजाः क्षेत्रे कल्माषपादके

Transliteration

khyātaḥ kalmāṣapādo vai nāmnā mitrasahaś ca saḥ vasiṣṭhastu mahātejāḥ kṣetre kalmāṣapādake

Translation

Il devint renommé sous le nom de Kalmāṣapāda, et l’on le connaissait aussi comme Mitrasaha. Quant au grand sage Vasiṣṭha, resplendissant de haute splendeur, il demeurait dans la contrée sacrée appelée Kalmāṣapādaka.

Word by Word

• ख्यातः (khyātaḥ): renowned, celebrated

• कल्माषपादः (kalmāṣapādaḥ): Kalmāṣapāda (name of the king)

• वै (vai): indeed

• नाम्ना (nāmnā): by name

• मित्रसहः (mitrasahaḥ): Mitrasaha (another name/epithet)

• च (ca): and

• सः (saḥ): he

• वसिष्ठः (vasiṣṭhaḥ): Vasiṣṭha (the sage)

• तु (tu): but/and

• महातेजाः (mahātejāḥ): of great splendor/ascetic power

• क्षेत्रे (kṣetre): in the sacred field/region

• कल्माषपादके (kalmāṣapādake): in (the place) named Kalmāṣapādaka

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Vasiṣṭha
• Kalmāṣapāda (Mitrasaha)

FAQs

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

It anchors the Shaiva narrative in a named kṣetra (Kalmāṣapādaka), indicating that kings and sages are connected through sacred geography—an important Purāṇic method for legitimizing Linga-sthāpanā and kṣetra-based Shiva worship.

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

Indirectly: by highlighting a powerful rishi (Vasiṣṭha) and a sanctified kṣetra, it reflects the Shaiva Siddhānta view that Pati (Śiva) is approached through purified loci (kṣetra) and realized guidance (guru/rishi), which help the paśu (soul) loosen pāśa (bondage).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse points to kṣetra-association and rishi-presence as prerequisites for sādhana—suggesting pilgrimage, residence in a sacred field, and guru-linked discipline (a Pāśupata-style framing), even though no specific rite is enumerated in this line.