Shloka 50
अध्याय 66: इक्ष्वाकुवंश-ऐलवंशप्रवाहः (त्रिशङ्कु-राम-ययात्यादि-प्रकरणम्)
नाभागादंबरीषस्तु विष्णुभक्तः प्रतापवान् ऋतस्तस्य सुतः श्रीमान् सर्वधर्मविदांवरः
nābhāgādaṃbarīṣastu viṣṇubhaktaḥ pratāpavān ṛtastasya sutaḥ śrīmān sarvadharmavidāṃvaraḥ
ナーバーガ（Nābhāga）からアンバリーシャ（Ambarīṣa）が生まれ、威光に満ちたヴィシュヌ（Viṣṇu）の भक्तであった。その पुत्रはリタ（Ṛta）といい、福徳を具え、あらゆるダルマを知る者の中で最勝である—正しき秩序を保ち、ついには規律あるバクティによってパシュ（魂）を主宰たるパティ（Pati）へと導く。
Suta Goswami
FAQs
It situates Linga Purana teaching within a dharmic lineage: righteous kings and devotees preserve social and ritual order, creating the conditions in which Shiva-oriented worship (including Linga-puja) can be properly established and transmitted.
By praising dharma and devotion as liberating forces, it aligns with Shaiva Siddhanta’s view that the pashu advances toward Pati by purifying conduct and knowledge—ultimately culminating in Shiva-grace, even when devotion is expressed through forms like Viṣṇu-bhakti within Purāṇic unity.
No specific rite is prescribed in this verse; the takeaway is dharma-sustaining conduct and steadfast bhakti as foundational disciplines that prepare the aspirant for Shaiva sadhana (including Pashupata-oriented restraint, purity, and worship).