Shloka 19

यदुवंश-प्रवचनम्: हैहय-क्रोष्टु-वंशविस्तारः (कृतवीर्यार्जुनादि, ज्यामघ-विदर्भ-शात्वत-पर्यन्तम्)

Devanagari script

शूरश् च शूरवीरश् च शूरसेनस्य चानघाः शूरसेना इति ख्याता देशास्तेषां महात्मनाम्

Transliteration

śūraś ca śūravīraś ca śūrasenasya cānaghāḥ śūrasenā iti khyātā deśāsteṣāṃ mahātmanām

Translation

ശൂരനും ശൂരവീരനും, കൂടാതെ ശൂരസേനന്റെ നിർദോഷ വംശജരും—ആ മഹാത്മാക്കളുടെ ദേശങ്ങൾ ‘ശൂരസേനാ’ എന്ന നാമത്തിൽ പ്രസിദ്ധമായി।

Word by Word

• शूरः (śūraḥ): Śūra

• च (ca): and

• शूरवीरः (śūravīraḥ): Śūravīra

• च (ca): and

• शूरसेनस्य (śūrasenasya): of Śūrasena

• च (ca): and

• अनघाः (anaghāḥ): sinless, blameless

• शूरसेनाः (śūrasenāḥ): the Śūrasenas (people/lineage)

• इति (iti): thus

• ख्याता (khyātā): known, famed

• देशाः (deśāḥ): regions, lands

• तेषाम् (teṣām): of them

• महात्मनाम् (mahātmanām): of the great-souled (noble) ones

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Śūra
• Śūravīra
• Śūrasena

FAQs

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

This verse anchors Shaiva transmission in real-world sacred geography: it identifies a renowned region (Śūrasenā) tied to noble lineages, which Purāṇas often use to contextualize where Shiva-dharma, linga-sthāpanā, and pilgrimage networks flourish.

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

Indirectly: by praising the “blameless” and “great-souled” lineage, it reflects a Shaiva ethic where Pashu (the soul) is purified of pāpa and pasha (bondage) through dharma—becoming fit for grace from Pati (Shiva), even when Shiva is not explicitly named.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No specific puja-vidhi or Pāśupata-yoga technique is stated; the takeaway is the Purāṇic pattern of linking dharmic conduct and lineage purity with eligibility for Shaiva rites and sacred residence in renowned regions.