Shloka 50
अध्याय 66: इक्ष्वाकुवंश-ऐलवंशप्रवाहः (त्रिशङ्कु-राम-ययात्यादि-प्रकरणम्)
नाभागादंबरीषस्तु विष्णुभक्तः प्रतापवान् ऋतस्तस्य सुतः श्रीमान् सर्वधर्मविदांवरः
nābhāgādaṃbarīṣastu viṣṇubhaktaḥ pratāpavān ṛtastasya sutaḥ śrīmān sarvadharmavidāṃvaraḥ
От Набхаги родился Амбариша, могучий и славный, преданный бхакта Вишну. Его сыном был Рита, исполненный благодати и первый среди знающих весь круг дхармы,—он поддерживал праведный порядок, который в конце концов ведёт пашу (душу) к Владыке, Пати, через дисциплинированную бхакти.
Suta Goswami
FAQs
It situates Linga Purana teaching within a dharmic lineage: righteous kings and devotees preserve social and ritual order, creating the conditions in which Shiva-oriented worship (including Linga-puja) can be properly established and transmitted.
By praising dharma and devotion as liberating forces, it aligns with Shaiva Siddhanta’s view that the pashu advances toward Pati by purifying conduct and knowledge—ultimately culminating in Shiva-grace, even when devotion is expressed through forms like Viṣṇu-bhakti within Purāṇic unity.
No specific rite is prescribed in this verse; the takeaway is dharma-sustaining conduct and steadfast bhakti as foundational disciplines that prepare the aspirant for Shaiva sadhana (including Pashupata-oriented restraint, purity, and worship).