Shloka 25

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

Devanagari script

शशबिन्दुस् तु वै राजा अन्वयाद् व्रतम् उत्तमम् चक्रवर्ती महासत्त्वो महावीर्यो बहुप्रजाः

Transliteration

śaśabindus tu vai rājā anvayād vratam uttamam cakravartī mahāsattvo mahāvīryo bahuprajāḥ

Translation

നിശ്ചയമായും രാജാവ് ശശബിന്ദു വംശപരമ്പരയായി ഉത്തമവ്രതം അനുഷ്ഠിച്ചു. അവൻ ചക്രവർത്തി, മഹാസത്ത്വൻ, മഹാവീര്യൻ, ബഹുപ്രജാസമ്പന്നൻ ആയിരുന്നു.

Word by Word

• शशबिन्दुः (Śaśabinduḥ): King Śaśabindu

• तु (tu): indeed/and

• वै (vai): certainly

• राजा (rājā): king

• अन्वयात् (anvayāt): in succession/according to lineage, continuously

• व्रतम् (vratam): vow, religious observance

• उत्तमम् (uttamam): supreme, excellent

• चक्रवर्ती (cakravartī): universal monarch/emperor

• महासत्त्वः (mahāsattvaḥ): great-souled, of lofty character

• महावीर्यः (mahāvīryaḥ): of great prowess/valor

• बहुप्रजाः (bahuprajāḥ): having many offspring/subjects.

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Shashabindu
• Shiva

FAQs

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

It presents Śaśabindu as a model of “uttama-vrata” maintained in continuous tradition—implying that steadfast observance (vrata) is a key support for Śiva-oriented dharma that culminates in worthy Linga-pūjā and its fruits.

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

By framing kingship and prosperity as grounded in the “supreme vow,” the verse implies Pati (Śiva) as the stabilizing lord of dharma: when the pashu (individual) aligns conduct through vrata, order and auspicious results manifest under Śiva’s governance.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Vrata (disciplined observance) is highlighted—an ethical-ritual regimen that supports purification of the pashu and prepares one for Śiva-pūjā and, by extension, Pāśupata-aligned inner restraint.