Shloka 48

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

Devanagari script

कुरुवंशाद् अनुस् तस्मात् पुरुत्वान् पुरुषोत्तमः अंशुर्जज्ञे च वैदर्भ्यां भद्रवत्यां पुरुत्वतः

Transliteration

kuruvaṃśād anus tasmāt purutvān puruṣottamaḥ aṃśurjajñe ca vaidarbhyāṃ bhadravatyāṃ purutvataḥ

Translation

कुरुवंशात त्याच (अनु) पासून पुरुषोत्तम पुरुत्वान उत्पन्न झाला. आणि पुरुत्वानापासून विदर्भी भद्रवतीच्या गर्भातून अंशु जन्मला.

Word by Word

• kuru-vaṃśāt: from the Kuru dynasty

• anuḥ: Anu (a descendant in the line)

• tasmāt: from him

• purutvān: Purutvān (name of a king)

• puruṣottamaḥ: the best among men / supreme person (epithet here for Purutvān)

• aṃśuḥ: Aṃśu (name of a king/descendant)

• jajñe: was born

• ca: and

• vaidarbhyām: by the woman of Vidarbha / Vidarbhī

• bhadravatyām: Bhadravatī (name of the queen)

• purutvataḥ: from Purutvān

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Anu
• Purutvan
• Bhadravati
• Amshu
• Kuru

FAQs

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

This verse anchors the Purana’s Shaiva teaching in a dharmic genealogy: righteous kings preserve Vedic-Śaiva rites, enabling Linga-pūjā to continue through stable lineage and social order.

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

Indirectly, it reflects Śaiva Siddhānta’s frame: Shiva as Pati sustains dharma through time by establishing order in the world (including dynastic continuity), so that Pashus (souls) may progress toward liberation.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No specific pūjā-vidhi or Pāśupata-yoga limb is stated; the implied practice is dharmic kingship that protects Vedic rites and Śiva-upāsanā, the social foundation in which Linga worship and vows can be performed.