Shloka 5

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

Devanagari script

तस्य पुत्रो ऽभवद्विप्रा धर्मनेत्र इति श्रुतः धर्मनेत्रस्य कीर्तिस् तु संजयस् तस्य चात्मजः

Transliteration

tasya putro 'bhavadviprā dharmanetra iti śrutaḥ dharmanetrasya kīrtis tu saṃjayas tasya cātmajaḥ

Translation

तस्य पुत्रोऽभवद्विप्रा धर्मनेत्र इति श्रुतः। धर्मनेत्रस्य कीर्तिस्तु संजयस्तस्य चात्मजः॥

Word by Word

• tasya: of him

• putraḥ: son

• abhavat: became/was born

• viprāḥ: O Brahmins

• dharmanetraḥ: Dharmanetra ("eye of dharma"), a proper name

• iti: thus

• śrutaḥ: heard/renowned

• dharmanetrasya: of Dharmanetra

• kīrtiḥ: Kīrti ("fame"), a proper name

• tu: and/indeed

• saṃjayaḥ: Saṃjaya ("victory/complete conquest"), a proper name

• tasya: of him (Kīrti)

• ca: and

• ātmajaḥ: son

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Suta
• Brahmins
• Dharmanetra
• Kīrti
• Saṃjaya

FAQs

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

It anchors the Purana’s Shaiva teaching in a remembered lineage: righteous succession (dharma-paramparā) is presented as the social ground in which Shiva-bhakti and Linga-pūjā are preserved and transmitted.

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

Indirectly: by emphasizing dharma and continuity, it reflects Shiva as Pati—the sustaining Lord of order—whose grace supports dharmic lineages where the pashu (individual soul) can progress toward liberation by right conduct and devotion.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No specific pūjā-vidhi or Pāśupata-yoga technique is stated in this verse; its takeaway is the primacy of dharma and lineage as the framework that safeguards Shaiva observances.