Shloka 37

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

Devanagari script

तस्यापि पुत्रमिथुनं बभूवाभिजितः किल आहुकश्चाहुकी चैव ख्यातौ कीर्तिमतां वरौ

Transliteration

tasyāpi putramithunaṃ babhūvābhijitaḥ kila āhukaścāhukī caiva khyātau kīrtimatāṃ varau

Translation

അവനുമെന്നു പറയുന്നു, ഇരട്ട സന്താനം ഉണ്ടായി—പുത്രൻ ആഹുകനും പുത്രി ആഹുകിയും. ഇരുവരും പ്രസിദ്ധരും കീർത്തിമാന്മാരിൽ ശ്രേഷ്ഠരുമായിരുന്നു.

Word by Word

• तस्य अपि: of him also

• पुत्र-मिथुनम्: a pair of children (son and daughter)

• बभूव: was born/came to be

• अभिजितः किल: from Abhijit, it is said/indeed

• आहुकः: (the son) Āhuka

• च: and

• आहुकी: (the daughter) Āhukī

• चैव: and indeed

• ख्यातौ: well-known/celebrated

• कीर्तिमताम्: among the famous/glorious

• वरौ: the best/excellent pair

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Suta Goswami
• Abhijit
• Ahuka
• Ahuki

FAQs

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

This verse situates Linga Purana’s Shaiva teaching within a dharmic lineage narrative—showing how righteous fame and order in society are sustained under Shiva as Pati (the Lord), even when the immediate verse is genealogical rather than ritualistic.

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

Implicitly, it reflects Shiva-tattva as the ground of order (niyati) in creation: celebrated lineages and their continuity unfold within the cosmic governance of Pati, while beings (pashus) move through embodied births under pasha (karmic bonds).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No specific puja-vidhi or Pashupata Yoga practice is stated in this shloka; its function is genealogical (vamsha-varnana), supporting the broader Purana framework in which dharma and devotion to Mahadeva are transmitted through lineages.