Shloka 48

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

Devanagari script

रोचमानस्य रेवो ऽभूद् रेवाद् रैवत एव च ककुद्मी चापरो ज्येष्ठपुत्रः पुत्रशतस्य तु

Transliteration

rocamānasya revo 'bhūd revād raivata eva ca kakudmī cāparo jyeṣṭhaputraḥ putraśatasya tu

Translation

ローチャマーナ（Rocamāna）からレーヴァ（Reva）が生まれ、レーヴァからライヴァタ（Raivata）が生じた。その百人の पुत्रをもつ祖のうち、カクドミー（Kakudmī）が長子であった—かくして系譜は記憶される。

Word by Word

• रोचमानस्य (rocamānasya): of Rocamāna

• रेवः (revaḥ): Reva (name of a son)

• अभूत् (abhūt): was born/arose

• रेवाद् (revād): from Reva

• रैवत (raivata): Raivata (descendant named Raivata)

• एव (eva): indeed/only

• च (ca): and

• ककुद्मी (kakudmī): Kakudmī (eldest son, name of a king)

• अपरः (aparaḥ): another/also

• ज्येष्ठपुत्रः (jyeṣṭha-putraḥ): eldest son

• पुत्रशतस्य (putra-śatasya): of (one who has) a hundred sons

• तु (tu): but/indeed (emphatic).

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Rocamana
• Reva
• Raivata
• Kakudmi

FAQs

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

This verse preserves the dharmic lineage of kings; in the Linga Purana such genealogies frame how righteous rulers uphold Shiva-dharma and create conditions for Linga-pratishtha, puja, and protection of sacred rites.

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

Indirectly: by emphasizing ordered succession and remembrance of lineage, it reflects Shiva as Pati—the supreme regulator of cosmic order—within which pashus (souls) progress through dharma toward liberation from pasha (bondage).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No specific puja-vidhi or Pashupata Yoga limb is stated; the takeaway is the dharmic foundation (rajadharma and lineage) that supports Shaiva rites and disciplined spiritual life.