Shloka 70

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

Devanagari script

तान् दृष्ट्वा तनयान्वीरान् रौक्मिणेयांश् च रुक्मिणीम् जाम्बवत्यब्रवीत्कृष्णं भार्या कृष्णस्य धीमतः

Transliteration

tān dṛṣṭvā tanayānvīrān raukmiṇeyāṃś ca rukmiṇīm jāmbavatyabravītkṛṣṇaṃ bhāryā kṛṣṇasya dhīmataḥ

Translation

ಆ ವೀರ ಪುತ್ರರನ್ನು—ರುಕ್ಮಿಣಿಯ ರೌಕ್ಮಿಣೇಯ ಪುತ್ರರನ್ನು—ಮತ್ತು ರುಕ್ಮಿಣಿಯನ್ನು ಕಂಡು, ಧೀಮಂತ ಕೃಷ್ಣನ ಪತ್ನಿ ಜಾಂಬವತಿ ಕೃಷ್ಣನಿಗೆ ಹೇಳಿದಳು।

Word by Word

• तान् (tān): them

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā): having seen

• तनयान् (tanayān): sons

• वीरान् (vīrān): heroic, valorous

• रौक्मिणेयान् (raukmiṇeyān): the sons of Rukmiṇī (Raukmineyas)

• च (ca): and

• रुक्मिणीम् (rukmiṇīm): Rukmiṇī

• जाम्बवती (jāmbavatī): Jāmbavatī

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt): said, spoke

• कृष्णम् (kṛṣṇam): to Kṛṣṇa

• भार्या (bhāryā): wife

• कृष्णस्य (kṛṣṇasya): of Kṛṣṇa

• धीमतः (dhīmataḥ): of the wise, intelligent one

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the episode; internal speech attributed to Jāmbavatī)

Characters & Entities

• Krishna
• Rukmini
• Jambavati

FAQs

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

Though not a direct linga-pūjā injunction, the verse sets a narrative context where righteous household life and devotion become a foundation for approaching Pati (Śiva) through disciplined bhakti and dharma.

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

Implicitly, it supports the Purāṇic method: worldly relationships and events are used to guide the pashu (individual soul) toward higher discernment, loosening pāśa (bondage) so devotion may mature toward Śiva-tattva, the supreme Pati.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No explicit ritual or Pāśupata-yoga practice is stated; the takeaway is the preparatory discipline of dharmic conduct and attentive speech within the gṛhastha setting, which Purāṇas present as supportive to later Śaiva sādhana.