Shloka 41

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

Devanagari script

शुभश्चन्द्रावलोकश् च तारापीडस्ततो ऽभवत् तस्यात्मजश्चन्द्रगिरिर् भानुचन्द्रस् ततो ऽभवत्

Transliteration

śubhaścandrāvalokaś ca tārāpīḍastato 'bhavat tasyātmajaścandragirir bhānucandras tato 'bhavat

Translation

അവനിൽ നിന്ന് ശുഭനും ചന്ദ്രാവലോകനും ജനിച്ചു; തുടർന്ന് താരാപീഡൻ ഉദിച്ചു. താരാപീഡന്റെ പുത്രൻ ചന്ദ്രഗിരി; ചന്ദ്രഗിരിയിൽ നിന്ന് ഭാനുചന്ദ്രൻ ജനിച്ചു.

Word by Word

• शुभ (śubha): Śubha (a king named ‘Auspicious’)

• चन्द्रावलोकः (candrāvalokaḥ): Candrāvaloka (a king, ‘Moon-gazing/seen by the Moon’)

• च (ca): and

• तारापीडः (tārāpīḍaḥ): Tārāpīḍa (a king, ‘Crusher of stars/constellations’)

• ततः (tataḥ): then/thereafter

• अभवत् (abhavat): became/was born

• तस्य (tasya): of him

• आत्मजः (ātmajaḥ): son

• चन्द्रगिरिः (candragiriḥ): Candragiri (a king, ‘Moon-mountain’)

• भानुचन्द्रः (bhānucandraḥ): Bhānucandra (a king, ‘Sun-and-Moon radiance’)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Suta Goswami
• Chandra (implied by lunar-lineage names)

FAQs

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

Though genealogical, it preserves the Dharma-lineage of kings who are traditionally portrayed as upholders of Śiva-pūjā, yajña, and temple–liṅga installations, sustaining the social order in which devotion to Pati (Śiva) flourishes.

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

Indirectly: by tracing orderly succession, it reflects Śiva as Pati—the supreme governor of cosmic order (ṛta/dharma) under whose sovereignty pashus (souls) live within structured time, lineage, and duty.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No specific pūjā-vidhi or Pāśupata-yoga technique is taught in this line; it functions as dynastic narration that typically frames later instructions on worship, dāna, and vows dedicated to Mahādeva.