Linga Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 16

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

Devanagari script

सत्यवाक् सत्यसम्पन्नः सत्यकस्तस्य चात्मजः सात्यकिर्युयुधानस्तु शिनेर्नप्ता प्रतापवान्

Transliteration

satyavāk satyasampannaḥ satyakastasya cātmajaḥ sātyakiryuyudhānastu śinernaptā pratāpavān

Translation

Satyavāk သည် အမှန်တရားကို ပြောဆိုသူ၊ အမှန်တရားဖြင့် ပြည့်စုံသူ ဖြစ်၍ သစ္စာတရား၌ ပြည့်ဝအောင်မြင်ခဲ့၏။ သူ၏သားမှာ Satyaka ဖြစ်၏။ ထို့ပြင် Śini ၏ မြေးဖြစ်သော Sātyaki (Yuyudhāna ဟုလည်း ခေါ်) သည် ရဲရင့်၍ အင်အားကြီးသူ ဖြစ်၏။

Word by Word

• सत्यवाक् (satyavāk): truthful in speech

• सत्यसम्पन्नः (satyasampannaḥ): endowed with truth, established in truth

• सत्यकः (satyakaḥ): Satyaka (proper name)

• तस्य (tasya): of him

• च (ca): and

• आत्मजः (ātmajaḥ): son

• सात्यकिः (sātyakiḥ): Sātyaki (descendant of Satyaka)

• युयुधानः (yuyudhānaḥ): Yuyudhāna (proper name/epithet of Sātyaki)

• तु (tu): indeed

• शिनेः (śineḥ): of Śini

• नप्ता (naptā): grandson/descendant

• प्रतापवान् (pratāpavān): mighty, illustrious, valorous

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Satyavak
• Satyasampanna
• Satyaka
• Satyaki (Yuyudhana)
• Shini

FAQs

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

Though genealogical, the verse upholds satya (truth) as a dharmic foundation—an inner purity essential for Shiva-puja, where the devotee approaches Pati (Shiva) with truthful speech and intent.

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

Indirectly, it reflects Shiva-tattva as the ground of dharma: truthfulness and inner integrity (satya) are marks of alignment with Pati, loosening pasha (bondage) that binds the pashu (soul).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No explicit ritual is stated; the implied sādhana is satya-vrata—truth as a yama-like discipline—supporting steadiness in japa, puja, and Pashupata-oriented self-restraint.