Shloka 46

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

Devanagari script

देवरातादभूद्राजा देवरातिर् महायशाः देवगर्भोपमो जज्ञे यो देवक्षत्रनामकः

Transliteration

devarātādabhūdrājā devarātir mahāyaśāḥ devagarbhopamo jajñe yo devakṣatranāmakaḥ

Translation

देवरातादभूद्राजा देवरातिर्महायशाः । तस्माद्देवगर्भोपमो जज्ञे देवक्षत्रनामकः ॥

Word by Word

• देवरातात् (devarātāt): from Devarāta

• अभूत् (abhūt): arose/became

• राजा (rājā): king

• देवरातिः (devarātiḥ): Devarāti

• महायशाः (mahāyaśāḥ): greatly renowned

• देवगर्भोपमः (devagarbhopamaḥ): comparable to a divine embryo / divinely formed

• जज्ञे (jajñe): was born

• यः (yaḥ): who

• देवक्षत्रनामकः (devakṣatra-nāmakaḥ): named Devakṣatra

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Devarāta
• Devarāti
• Devakṣatra

FAQs

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

By highlighting a divinely endowed royal succession, the verse frames kingship as a dharmic instrument that protects temples, sustains Śiva-liṅga installation, and supports public Śaiva rites—creating the outer conditions in which Pashu (souls) can approach Pati (Śiva) through worship.

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

Indirectly, it reflects Śiva-tattva as the unseen sovereignty (Pati) behind worldly sovereignty: when a ruler is described as “devagarbha-upama” (divinely formed), it signals grace (anugraha) shaping embodied life so that dharma and Śiva-bhakti can flourish.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No specific rite is prescribed in this line; its practical takeaway is the Śaiva purāṇic principle that dharmic governance sustains the ecosystem for liṅga-pūjā, yajña-support, dāna, and the disciplined life that culminates in Pāśupata-oriented liberation.