Shloka 33

वासिष्ठकथनम् (आदित्य–सोमवंशवर्णनम् तथा रुद्रसहस्रनाम-प्रशंसा)

Devanagari script

ततः पृथुर्मुनिश्रेष्ठा विश्वकः पार्थिवस् तथा विश्वकस्यार्द्रको धीमान् युवनाश्वस्तु तत्सुतः

Transliteration

tataḥ pṛthurmuniśreṣṭhā viśvakaḥ pārthivas tathā viśvakasyārdrako dhīmān yuvanāśvastu tatsutaḥ

Translation

પછી મુનિશ્રેષ્ઠ પૃથુ થયા અને ત્યારબાદ રાજા વિશ્વક. વિશ્વકથી ધીમાન આર્દ્રક જન્મ્યા; અને આર્દ્રકના પુત્ર યુવનાશ્વ હતા.

Word by Word

• ततः: thereafter

• पृथुः: Pṛthu (name of a royal-sage)

• मुनिश्रेष्ठः: best among sages

• विश्वकः: Viśvaka (name)

• पार्थिवः: king, ruler of the earth

• तथा: and also

• विश्वकस्य: of Viśvaka

• आर्द्रकः: Ārdraka (name)

• धीमान्: wise, intelligent

• युवनाश्वः: Yuvanāśva (name)

• तु: indeed

• तत्सुतः: his son

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Pṛthu
• Viśvaka
• Ārdraka
• Yuvanāśva

FAQs

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

By preserving the succession of royal-sages, the verse situates Linga worship within dharmic continuity—showing how righteous rulers and seers sustain the world-order ultimately upheld by Pati (Shiva).

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

Though Shiva is not named, the genealogical flow implies Shiva-tattva as the unseen sovereign principle (Pati) by whose ordinance creation, succession, and dharma proceed—Pashus (souls) move through embodied lineages under cosmic law.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No explicit puja-vidhi or Pashupata Yoga technique is stated; the takeaway is dharma-yoga through rajarsi conduct—right governance and sage-like restraint as supportive disciplines for Shiva-bhakti.