Shloka 26

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

Devanagari script

शशबिन्दोस्तु पुत्राणां सहस्राणामभूच्छतम् शंसन्ति तस्य पुत्राणाम् अनन्तकम् अनुत्तमम्

Transliteration

śaśabindostu putrāṇāṃ sahasrāṇāmabhūcchatam śaṃsanti tasya putrāṇām anantakam anuttamam

Translation

ശശബിന്ദുവിന് സഹസ്രസംഖ്യയിൽ പുത്രന്മാർ ഉണ്ടായിരുന്നു; അവരിൽ നൂറുകണക്കിന് പ്രമുഖരായി. ആ പുത്രന്മാരിൽ അനന്തകനെയാണ് അനുത്തമൻ, ശ്രേഷ്ഠൻ എന്നു പുകഴ്ത്തുന്നു.

Word by Word

• शशबिन्दोः: of Śaśabindu

• तु: indeed

• पुत्राणाम्: of sons

• सहस्राणाम्: of thousands

• अभूत्: there were/there arose

• शतम्: a hundred

• शंसन्ति: they declare/recite

• तस्य: of him

• पुत्राणाम्: among the sons

• अनन्तकम्: Anantaka (proper name)

• अनुत्तमम्: unsurpassed, most excellent

Speaker

Suta

Characters & Entities

• Suta
• Śaśabindu
• Anantaka

FAQs

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

Though not a direct linga-pūjā instruction, it preserves the vamśa (lineage) framework through which Shaiva dharma and Shiva-bhakti are transmitted across generations.

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

Indirectly, it reflects Shiva-tattva as the sustaining Pati behind orderly creation—where even royal progeny and succession unfold within the larger Shaiva cosmological order.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No specific ritual or Pāśupata-yoga method is stated in this verse; it functions as genealogical narration supporting dharma-oriented kingship within a Shaiva Purana.