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

ຈາກ ກຸກຸຣະ ເກີດມາເປັນ ວຣຶສນິ (Vṛṣṇi); ຈາກ ວຣຶສນິ ເກີດ ຊູຣະ (Śūra). ຈາກທ່ານນັ້ນເກີດ ກະໂປຕະໂຣມາຕິບະລະ (Kapotaromātibala) ແລະ ບຸດຂອງລາວແມ່ນ ວິໂລມະກະ (Vilomaka).

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.