Shloka 12

वंशानुवर्णनम् — सात्वतवंशः, स्यमन्तक-प्रसङ्गः, कृष्णावतारः, शिवप्रसादः (पाशुपतयोगः)

Devanagari script

अनमित्रसुतो निघ्नो निघ्नस्य द्वौ बभूवतुः प्रसेनश् च महाभागः सत्राजिच्च सुतावुभौ

Transliteration

anamitrasuto nighno nighnasya dvau babhūvatuḥ prasenaś ca mahābhāgaḥ satrājicca sutāvubhau

Translation

അനമിത്രന്റെ പുത്രൻ നിഘ്നൻ ആയിരുന്നു. നിഘ്നന് രണ്ട് പുത്രന്മാർ—മഹാഭാഗ്യനായ പ്രസേനനും സത്രാജിതനും—ഇരുവരും അവന്റെ പുത്രന്മാർ.

Word by Word

• अनमित्र-सुतः: son of Anamitra

• निघ्नः: Nighna (a person, progenitor)

• निघ्नस्य: of Nighna

• द्वौ: two

• बभूवतुः: were born/came to be

• प्रसेनः: Prasena

• च: and

• महाभागः: greatly fortunate/noble

• सत्राजित्: Satrājit

• च: and

• सुतौ: two sons

• उभौ: both

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Anamitra
• Nighna
• Prasena
• Satrajit

FAQs

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

It establishes the sacred lineage and narrative setting through which later Dharma-events unfold; in the Linga Purana, such genealogies ground Shiva-bhakti and ritual authority by linking devotees and kings to a remembered Purāṇic order.

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

Indirectly: by presenting orderly succession and fortune (mahābhāga) within lineage, it reflects Shiva as Pati—the cosmic governor who upholds niyati (lawful order) while souls (paśu) move through karmic bonds (pāśa) across generations.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No specific puja-vidhi or Pāśupata-yoga practice is stated in this verse; it functions as narrative genealogy that later supports context for vows, gifts (dāna), and devotion-centered acts within the Purāṇic flow.