Shloka 40

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

Devanagari script

तेषां स्वसारः सप्तासन् वसुदेवाय ता ददौ वृषदेवोपदेवा च तथान्या देवरक्षिता

Transliteration

teṣāṃ svasāraḥ saptāsan vasudevāya tā dadau vṛṣadevopadevā ca tathānyā devarakṣitā

Translation

तेषां स्वसारः सप्तासन्; वसुदेवाय ता ददौ। वृषदेवोपदेवा च तथान्या देवरक्षिता॥

Word by Word

• teṣām: of them

• svasāraḥ: sisters

• sapta: seven

• āsan: were

• vasudevāya: to Vasudeva (for Vasudeva’s purpose/arrangement)

• tāḥ: them (those sisters)

• dadau: gave (bestowed/arranged, i.e., in marriage)

• vṛṣadevā: (named) Vṛṣadevā

• upadevā: (named) Upadevī/Upadevā

• ca: and

• tathā: likewise

• anyāḥ: other (women)

• deva-rakṣitāḥ: protected/guarded by the Devas (divinely protected).

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Vasudeva
• Vṛṣadevā
• Upadevī
• Devas

FAQs

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

This verse is primarily genealogical, grounding later Shaiva narratives by establishing dharmic lineages; in the Linga Purana, such lineages support the transmission of Shiva-bhakti and the legitimacy of Linga-sthapana traditions through orderly dharma.

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

Indirectly: the phrase “devarakṣitāḥ” reflects the Purāṇic worldview where cosmic order is upheld by divine governance; in Shaiva Siddhanta, this points to Pati (Shiva) as the ultimate regulator through whom the Devas function, protecting beings within dharma.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No explicit puja-vidhi or Pashupata Yoga practice is stated; the takeaway is dharma-samsthāpanā—social order and protected lineage—often treated as supportive conditions for sustained Shiva-upāsanā and disciplined sādhanā.