Shloka 62

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

Devanagari script

विजातिश्चेति षडिमे सर्वे प्रख्यातकीर्तयः यतिर्ज्येष्ठश् च तेषां वै ययातिस्तु ततो ऽवरः

Transliteration

vijātiśceti ṣaḍime sarve prakhyātakīrtayaḥ yatirjyeṣṭhaś ca teṣāṃ vai yayātistu tato 'varaḥ

Translation

“വിജാതി” മുതലായ ഈ ആറുപേരും പ്രസിദ്ധമായ കർമ്മങ്ങളാൽ കീർത്തിമാന്മാരായി അറിയപ്പെട്ടു. അവരിൽ യതി ജ്യേഷ്ഠൻ; യയാതി അവനേക്കാൾ കനിഷ്ഠൻ.

Word by Word

• vijātiḥ: Vijāti (a proper name)

• ca: and

• iti: thus

• ṣaṭ: six

• ime: these

• sarve: all

• prakhyāta-kīrtayaḥ: of celebrated fame/renown

• yatiḥ: Yati (proper name)

• jyeṣṭhaḥ: the eldest

• ca: and

• teṣām: among them/of them

• vai: indeed

• yayātiḥ: Yayāti (proper name)

• tu: however/and

• tataḥ: than him/thereafter

• avaraḥ: younger, inferior in seniority

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Vijāti
• Yati
• Yayāti

FAQs

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

This verse is primarily genealogical, establishing succession and seniority in a royal lineage; in the Linga Purana’s Shaiva frame, such lineage passages support dharmic order (varṇa-āśrama and rāja-dharma), which in turn sustains the social conditions for Shiva-puja and vrata observances.

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

It does not directly define Shiva-tattva; indirectly, it reflects the Shaiva Siddhanta view that worldly status (elder/younger, royal fame) belongs to the sphere of pashu under pasha (karmic and social bonds), while the supreme Pati (Shiva) stands beyond such gradations.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No specific puja-vidhi or Pashupata Yoga practice is stated in this verse; it functions as narrative groundwork for dharmic history rather than a direct instruction on sadhana.