Shloka 38

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

Devanagari script

सुतं विदर्भं सुभगा वयःपरिणता सती राजा पुत्रसुतायां तु विद्वांसौ क्रथकैशिकौ

Transliteration

sutaṃ vidarbhaṃ subhagā vayaḥpariṇatā satī rājā putrasutāyāṃ tu vidvāṃsau krathakaiśikau

Translation

Permaisuri yang suci dan bertuah—kini telah matang usianya—melahirkan kepada raja seorang putera bernama Vidarbha. Daripada zuriat putera itu, dalam susur galur diraja, muncul dua putera yang alim: Kratha dan Kaiśika.

Word by Word

• sutam: a son

• vidarbham: (named) Vidarbha / the Vidarbha prince

• subhagā: auspicious, fortunate (queen)

• vayaḥ-pariṇatā: having reached maturity of age

• satī: chaste, virtuous woman

• rājā: the king

• putra-sutāyām: in the matter of the son’s offspring / in the son’s progeny

• tu: indeed

• vidvāṃsau: two learned ones

• kratha-kaiśikau: (named) Kratha and Kaiśika

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Vidarbha
• Kratha
• Kaiśika

FAQs

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

This verse anchors the dharmic royal lineage (kṣatriya-vaṃśa) through which Shiva-bhakti, temple endowments, and Linga installation traditions are often transmitted in the Linga Purana’s broader narrative.

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

Shiva-tattva is not stated directly here; the verse functions as genealogical scaffolding in the Purva-Bhaga, where righteous progeny and learned rulers become fit vessels (pātra) for receiving Pati’s (Shiva’s) teachings that liberate the paśu from pāśa.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No explicit ritual or Pāśupata Yoga limb is described in this line; it supports the narrative setting in which later Shiva-pūjā, dāna, and dharma-based disciplines are typically taught and practiced by such learned royal figures.