Shloka 26

वासिष्ठकथनम् (आदित्य–सोमवंशवर्णनम् तथा रुद्रसहस्रनाम-प्रशंसा)

Devanagari script

पुत्रत्रयमभूत्तस्य सुद्युम्नस्य द्विजोत्तमाः उत्कलश् च गयश्चैव विनताश्वस्तथैव च

Transliteration

putratrayamabhūttasya sudyumnasya dvijottamāḥ utkalaś ca gayaścaiva vinatāśvastathaiva ca

Translation

ఓ ద్విజోత్తములారా, సుధ్యుమ్నునికి ముగ్గురు కుమారులు కలిగిరి—ఉత్కలుడు, గయుడు, అలాగే వినతాశ్వుడు.

Word by Word

• पुत्र-त्रयम्: three sons

• अभूत्: there were/was born

• तस्य: of him

• सुद्युम्नस्य: of Sudyumna

• द्विज-उत्तमाः: O best among the twice-born (Brahmins)

• उत्कलः: Utkala (proper name)

• च: and

• गयः: Gaya (proper name)

• च-एव: and indeed

• विनताश्वः: Vinatāśva (proper name)

• तथा-एव: likewise/also

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Sudyumna
• Utkala
• Gaya
• Vinatāśva

FAQs

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

This verse situates the Shaiva teaching-frame within a Dharma-based royal genealogy; such lineage passages in the Linga Purana establish the worldly order (dharma) in which Shiva-linga worship and Pashupata discipline are practiced.

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

It does not directly define Shiva-tattva; indirectly, it supports the Purana’s Shaiva worldview where Pati (Shiva) presides over the ordered unfolding of creation and dynastic continuity, within which pashus (souls) pursue liberation.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No specific puja-vidhi or Pashupata Yoga method is stated in this verse; it functions as narrative genealogy that anchors later Shaiva instructions on linga-puja, vrata, and liberation from pāśa (bondage).