Shloka 1

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

Devanagari script

इति श्रीलिङ्गमहापुराणे पूर्वभागे सोमवंशे ययातिचरितं नाम सप्तषष्टितमो ऽध्यायः सूत उवाच यदोर्वंशं प्रवक्ष्यामि ज्येष्ठस्योत्तमतेजसः संक्षेपेणानुपूर्व्याच्च गदतो मे निबोधत

Transliteration

iti śrīliṅgamahāpurāṇe pūrvabhāge somavaṃśe yayāticaritaṃ nāma saptaṣaṣṭitamo 'dhyāyaḥ sūta uvāca yadorvaṃśaṃ pravakṣyāmi jyeṣṭhasyottamatejasaḥ saṃkṣepeṇānupūrvyācca gadato me nibodhata

Translation

ఇట్లు శ్రీలింగమహాపురాణ పూర్వభాగములో, సోమవంశమందు ‘యయాతిచరితం’ అను అరవైఏడవ అధ్యాయము. సూతుడు పలికెను—ఇప్పుడు జ్యేష్ఠుడై ఉత్తమ తేజస్సుతో ప్రకాశించే యదువంశాన్ని నేను వివరిస్తాను. సంక్షేపంగా, క్రమంగా నేను చెప్పునది శ్రద్ధతో వినుడి.

Word by Word

• iti: thus

• śrī-liṅga-mahāpurāṇe: in the venerable Liṅga Mahāpurāṇa

• pūrva-bhāge: in the former section

• somavaṃśe: in the lunar dynasty

• yayāti-caritam: the account/deeds of Yayāti

• nāma: named

• sapta-ṣaṣṭitamaḥ: sixty-seventh

• adhyāyaḥ: chapter

• sūta uvāca: Sūta said

• yadoḥ vaṃśam: the lineage of Yadu

• pravakṣyāmi: I will proclaim/expound

• jyeṣṭhasya: of the eldest

• uttama-tejasaḥ: of excellent radiance/valor

• saṃkṣepeṇa: briefly

• anupūrvyā: in due order

• ca: and

• gadataḥ: as I speak/narrate

• me: from me

• nibodhata: understand/attend carefully.

Speaker

Suta

Characters & Entities

• Suta
• Yadu
• Yayati

FAQs

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

This opening verse frames the chapter as Purāṇic transmission (śravaṇa) by Sūta—an act treated as a dharmic upāsanā that purifies the paśu (individual soul) and prepares the mind for devotion to Pati, Śiva, even when the immediate topic is royal lineage.

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

Śiva-tattva is implicit: the Liṅga Purāṇa’s authority rests on guiding the listener from worldly history (vamśa, rājadharma) toward liberation from pāśa (bondage) through right understanding and disciplined hearing—ultimately oriented to Pati, the supreme Lord.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The practice emphasized is śravaṇa (attentive hearing) with anupūrvyā (proper sequence) and saṃkṣepa (essential grasp), which functions as a preparatory discipline aligned with Shaiva sādhanā—steady attention that supports later Pāśupata-oriented teachings.