Shloka 37

वासिष्ठकथनम् (आदित्य–सोमवंशवर्णनम् तथा रुद्रसहस्रनाम-प्रशंसा)

Devanagari script

दृढाश्वस्य प्रमोदस्तु हर्यश्वस्तस्य वै सुतः हर्यश्वस्य निकुम्भस्तु संहताश्वस्तु तत्सुतः

Transliteration

dṛḍhāśvasya pramodastu haryaśvastasya vai sutaḥ haryaśvasya nikumbhastu saṃhatāśvastu tatsutaḥ

Translation

దృఢాశ్వుని నుండి ప్రమోదుడు జన్మించాడు; అతని కుమారుడు హర్యశ్వుడు. హర్యశ్వుని నుండి నికుంభుడు, నికుంభుని కుమారుడు సంహతాశ్వుడు.

Word by Word

• दृढाश्वस्य (dṛḍhāśvasya): of Dṛḍhāśva

• प्रमोदः (pramodaḥ): Pramoda (name of a descendant)

• तु (tu): and/indeed

• हर्यश्वः (haryaśvaḥ): Haryaśva (name of a descendant)

• तस्य (tasya): of him

• वै (vai): indeed

• सुतः (sutaḥ): son

• हर्यश्वस्य (haryaśvasya): of Haryaśva

• निकुम्भः (nikumbhaḥ): Nikumbha (name of a descendant)

• संहताश्वः (saṃhatāśvaḥ): Saṃhatāśva (name of a descendant)

• तत्सुतः (tat-sutaḥ): his son (i.e., Nikumbha's son)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Dṛḍhāśva
• Pramoda
• Haryaśva
• Nikumbha
• Saṃhatāśva

FAQs

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

This verse preserves the vamśa (succession) within the Purva-Bhaga creation narrative, grounding later Shiva-dharma and Linga installation traditions in an ordered cosmic-human lineage.

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

Indirectly: by presenting a structured succession within sṛṣṭi, it reflects the Shaiva view that the manifest order proceeds under Pati (Shiva) as the ultimate governor, even when the verse itself names only human descendants.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No specific puja-vidhi or Pashupata Yoga practice is stated; the verse functions as genealogical continuity supporting the broader Purana framework where Shiva’s grace later becomes accessible through Linga-puja and dharma.