Shloka 27

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

Devanagari script

ख्यातः कल्माषपादो वै नाम्ना मित्रसहश् च सः वसिष्ठस्तु महातेजाः क्षेत्रे कल्माषपादके

Transliteration

khyātaḥ kalmāṣapādo vai nāmnā mitrasahaś ca saḥ vasiṣṭhastu mahātejāḥ kṣetre kalmāṣapādake

Translation

അവൻ കല്മാഷപാദൻ എന്ന പേരിൽ പ്രസിദ്ധനായി; മിത്രസഹ എന്ന നാമത്താലും അറിയപ്പെട്ടു. മഹാതേജസ്വിയായ വസിഷ്ഠ മുനി കല്മാഷപാദക എന്ന പുണ്യക്ഷേത്രത്തിൽ വസിച്ചു.

Word by Word

• ख्यातः (khyātaḥ): renowned, celebrated

• कल्माषपादः (kalmāṣapādaḥ): Kalmāṣapāda (name of the king)

• वै (vai): indeed

• नाम्ना (nāmnā): by name

• मित्रसहः (mitrasahaḥ): Mitrasaha (another name/epithet)

• च (ca): and

• सः (saḥ): he

• वसिष्ठः (vasiṣṭhaḥ): Vasiṣṭha (the sage)

• तु (tu): but/and

• महातेजाः (mahātejāḥ): of great splendor/ascetic power

• क्षेत्रे (kṣetre): in the sacred field/region

• कल्माषपादके (kalmāṣapādake): in (the place) named Kalmāṣapādaka

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Vasiṣṭha
• Kalmāṣapāda (Mitrasaha)

FAQs

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

It anchors the Shaiva narrative in a named kṣetra (Kalmāṣapādaka), indicating that kings and sages are connected through sacred geography—an important Purāṇic method for legitimizing Linga-sthāpanā and kṣetra-based Shiva worship.

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

Indirectly: by highlighting a powerful rishi (Vasiṣṭha) and a sanctified kṣetra, it reflects the Shaiva Siddhānta view that Pati (Śiva) is approached through purified loci (kṣetra) and realized guidance (guru/rishi), which help the paśu (soul) loosen pāśa (bondage).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse points to kṣetra-association and rishi-presence as prerequisites for sādhana—suggesting pilgrimage, residence in a sacred field, and guru-linked discipline (a Pāśupata-style framing), even though no specific rite is enumerated in this line.