Shloka 33

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

Devanagari script

कुकुरस्य सुतो वृष्णिर् वृष्णेः शूरस्ततो ऽभवत् कपोतरोमातिबलस् तस्य पुत्रो विलोमकः

Transliteration

kukurasya suto vṛṣṇir vṛṣṇeḥ śūrastato 'bhavat kapotaromātibalas tasya putro vilomakaḥ

Translation

કુકુરનો પુત્ર વૃષ્ણિ થયો; વૃષ્ણિથી શૂર જન્મ્યો. તેમાંથી કપોતરોમાતિબલ થયો, અને તેનો પુત્ર વિલોમક હતો.

Word by Word

• कुकुरस्य: of Kukura

• सुतः: son

• वृष्णिः: Vṛṣṇi (a progenitor of the Vrishni line)

• वृष्णेः: of Vṛṣṇi

• शूरः: Śūra (name of a king/ancestor)

• ततः: from him/thereafter

• अभवत्: came to be/was born

• कपोतरोमातिबलः: Kapotaromātibala (proper name, ‘of great strength with dove-like hair/feathering’)

• तस्य: his

• पुत्रः: son

• विलोमकः: Vilomaka (proper name)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Kukura
• Vṛṣṇi
• Śūra
• Kapotaro-mātibala
• Vilomaka

FAQs

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

This verse functions as vamśa-smaraṇa (lineage recollection): the Purana anchors Shaiva dharma in remembered royal lineages, implying that right rule and ritual order support Linga-sthāpana and Shiva-puja in society.

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

Indirectly: by listing succession, it reflects Shiva as Pati—the steady, witnessing Lord—within whose cosmic order (ṛta/dharma) generations arise and pass, while the soul (paśu) remains bound by time until liberated by Shiva’s grace.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No specific puja-vidhi or Pashupata yogic technique is stated; the takeaway is dharmic continuity—lineages maintaining vows, gifts, and worship that later chapters connect to Shiva-linga devotion and merit.