Shloka 13

यदुवंश-प्रवचनम्: हैहय-क्रोष्टु-वंशविस्तारः (कृतवीर्यार्जुनादि, ज्यामघ-विदर्भ-शात्वत-पर्यन्तम्)

Devanagari script

शतं पुत्रास्तु तस्येह तालजङ्घाः प्रकीर्तिताः तेषां ज्येष्ठो महावीर्यो वीतिहोत्रो ऽभवन्नृपः

Transliteration

śataṃ putrāstu tasyeha tālajaṅghāḥ prakīrtitāḥ teṣāṃ jyeṣṭho mahāvīryo vītihotro 'bhavannṛpaḥ

Translation

ここに、彼には百人の पुत्रがあり、タ―ラジャンガ（Tālajaṅgha）たちとして名高いと説かれる。その中で長子、偉大なる武勇を備えた王はヴィーティホートラ（Vītihotra）であった。

Word by Word

• śatam: one hundred

• putrāḥ: sons

• tu: indeed

• tasya: of him

• iha: here/in this account

• tālajaṅghāḥ: the Tālajaṅgha clan/descendants

• prakīrtitāḥ: are proclaimed/celebrated

• teṣām: of them

• jyeṣṭhaḥ: the eldest

• mahā-vīryaḥ: of great heroism/valor

• vītihotraḥ: Vītihotra (proper name)

• abhavat: became/was

• nṛpaḥ: king

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Vītihotra
• Tālajaṅgha

FAQs

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

It situates Shiva-oriented Purana teaching within sacred history: by mapping royal lineages, the text frames dharmic kingship as supportive of Shiva-dharma and later Linga स्थापना (installation) traditions.

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

Indirectly: by presenting ordered lineage and righteous sovereignty, it reflects Shiva as Pati—the cosmic governor whose law (dharma) sustains social and spiritual order, within which pashus can progress toward liberation.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No specific puja-vidhi or Pāśupata Yoga limb is stated; the verse functions as vamsha-kathana, preparing the narrative ground where dharmic rule and devotion enable later Shiva-puja and liberation teachings.