Shloka 7

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

Devanagari script

भद्रश्रेण्यस्य दायादो दुर्दमो नाम पार्थिवः दुर्दमस्य सुतो धीमान् धनको नाम विश्रुतः

Transliteration

bhadraśreṇyasya dāyādo durdamo nāma pārthivaḥ durdamasya suto dhīmān dhanako nāma viśrutaḥ

Translation

ഭദ്രശ്രേണ്യന്റെ അവകാശി ദുര്ദമൻ എന്ന രാജാവായി. ദുര്ദമന്റെ പുത്രൻ ബുദ്ധിമാനും പ്രസിദ്ധനുമായ ധനകൻ എന്നായിരുന്നു.

Word by Word

• भद्रश्रेण्यस्य (bhadraśreṇyasya): of Bhadrashreṇya

• दायादः (dāyādaḥ): heir, successor

• दुर्दमः (durdamaḥ): Durdama (proper name)

• नाम (nāma): named

• पार्थिवः (pārthivaḥ): king, ruler

• दुर्दमस्य (durdamasya): of Durdama

• सुतः (sutaḥ): son

• धीमान् (dhīmān): intelligent, wise

• धनकः (dhanakaḥ): Dhanaka (proper name)

• नाम (nāma): named

• विश्रुतः (viśrutaḥ): famed, celebrated

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Bhadrashreṇya
• Durdama
• Dhanaka

FAQs

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

This verse preserves the sacred continuity of dharmic kings who traditionally uphold Shiva-dharma and support Linga installation, temple maintenance, and Vedic-Shaiva rites—social conditions in which Linga worship flourishes.

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

Indirectly: by grounding history in ordered succession, it reflects Shiva as Pati—the stabilizing Lord whose dharma sustains worldly order (loka-saṃgraha), enabling pashus (souls) to pursue purification and liberation.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No specific puja-vidhi or Pashupata-yogic technique is stated; the takeaway is the dharmic framework—righteous rulership and lineage continuity—that supports Shaiva vrata, dana, and Linga-puja in society.