Shloka 30

वासिष्ठकथनम् (आदित्य–सोमवंशवर्णनम् तथा रुद्रसहस्रनाम-प्रशंसा)

Devanagari script

प्रतिष्ठा धर्मराजस्य सुद्युम्नस्य महात्मनः तत्पुरूरवसे प्रादाद् राज्यं प्राप्य महायशाः

Transliteration

pratiṣṭhā dharmarājasya sudyumnasya mahātmanaḥ tatpurūravase prādād rājyaṃ prāpya mahāyaśāḥ

Translation

Pratiṣṭhā, a ilustre filha de Sudyumna, o rei justo e magnânimo, tendo alcançado a soberania, concedeu o reino a Purūravas, preservando assim o dharma da sucessão real.

Word by Word

• प्रतिष्ठा (pratiṣṭhā): Pratiṣṭhā (proper name)

• धर्मराजस्य (dharmarājasya): of the righteous king / dharma-abiding ruler

• सुद्युम्नस्य (sudyumnasya): of Sudyumna

• महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ): of the great-souled one

• तत्पुरूरवसे (tat-purūravase): to that Purūravas / to her Purūravas

• प्रादात् (prādāt): gave, bestowed

• राज्यं (rājyaṃ): kingdom, sovereignty

• प्राप्य (prāpya): having obtained, having attained

• महायशाः (mahāyaśāḥ): greatly renowned, illustrious

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating royal genealogy to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Sudyumna
• Pratiṣṭhā
• Purūravas
• Dharma (as royal duty)

FAQs

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

It frames righteous kingship (rājadharma) as part of sustaining cosmic order; such order supports the conditions for Shiva-puja and dharma-based living through which the pashu (soul) gradually loosens pasha (bondage) and turns toward Pati (Shiva).

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

Indirectly: by emphasizing dharma-governed sovereignty, it reflects Shiva as Pati—the supreme regulator whose law (dharma) stabilizes society and enables beings to progress from bondage to grace-oriented alignment.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No specific rite is named; the takeaway is dharma as foundational discipline—ethical governance and rightful succession function as preparatory observance (niyama-like restraint) that supports Shaiva sadhana and steadiness in worship.