Shloka 28

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

Devanagari script

अश्मकं जनयामास इक्ष्वाकुकुलवर्धनम् अश्मकस्योत्तरायां तु मूलकस्तु सुतो ऽभवत्

Transliteration

aśmakaṃ janayāmāsa ikṣvākukulavardhanam aśmakasyottarāyāṃ tu mūlakastu suto 'bhavat

Translation

അവൻ ഇക്ഷ്വാകു വംശം വർധിപ്പിച്ച അശ്മകനെ ജനിപ്പിച്ചു. അശ്മകന്റെ പിന്നീട് വന്ന ഭാര്യയിൽ നിന്ന് മൂലകൻ എന്ന പുത്രൻ ജനിച്ചു.

Word by Word

• अश्मकम् (aśmakam): Aśmaka (a king)

• जनयामास (janayāmāsa): begot, caused to be born

• इक्ष्वाकु-कुल-वर्धनम् (ikṣvāku-kula-vardhanam): augmenter of the Ikṣvāku lineage

• अश्मकस्य (aśmakasya): of Aśmaka

• उत्तरायाम् (uttarāyām): in the later/secondary wife, in the subsequent (queen)

• तु (tu): and/indeed

• मूलकः (mūlakaḥ): Mūlaka (proper name)

• तु (tu): indeed

• सुतः (sutaḥ): son

• अभवत् (abhavat): was born, came to be

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Aśmaka
• Ikṣvāku
• Mūlaka

FAQs

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

It situates Shiva’s Purana within a dharmic royal genealogy, implying that stable, righteous kingship (kula-vardhana) becomes a social foundation for sustaining Shiva-puja, temple endowments, and vrata-based Linga worship.

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

Indirectly: by emphasizing orderly succession and dharma in the world, it reflects Shiva as Pati—the supreme governor who upholds cosmic order while souls (paśu) move through embodied lineages under the bonds (pāśa) of karma.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No specific puja-vidhi or Pāśupata yogic technique is stated; the takeaway is the dharmic context—lineage continuity and righteous rule that traditionally enable disciplined vrata, dana, and regular Shiva-linga worship.