Shloka 49

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

Devanagari script

ऐक्ष्वाकीम् अवहच्चांशुः सत्त्वस्तस्मादजायत सत्त्वात् सर्वगुणोपेतः सात्वतः कुलवर्धनः

Transliteration

aikṣvākīm avahaccāṃśuḥ sattvastasmādajāyata sattvāt sarvaguṇopetaḥ sātvataḥ kulavardhanaḥ

Translation

అంశు ఇక్ష్వాకువంశపు రాజకుమార్తెను వివాహం చేసెను. అతనినుండి సత్వ జన్మించాడు; సత్వనుండి సర్వగుణసంపన్నుడైన సాత్వతుడు పుట్టి కులవర్ధకుడయ్యాడు.

Word by Word

• ऐक्ष्वाकीम् (aikṣvākīm): a woman/princess of the Ikṣvāku lineage

• अवहत् (avahat): married/took as wife

• च (ca): and

• अंशुः (āṃśuḥ): Āṃśu (a king)

• सत्त्वः (sattvaḥ): Sattva (son’s name)

• तस्मात् (tasmāt): from him

• अजायत (ajāyata): was born

• सत्त्वात् (sattvāt): from Sattva

• सर्व-गुण-उपेतः (sarva-guṇa-upetaḥ): endowed with all virtues/qualities

• सात्वतः (sātvataḥ): Sātvata (son’s name)

• कुल-वर्धनः (kula-vardhanaḥ): one who increases the family/dynasty

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Suta Goswami
• Aṃśu
• Ikṣvāku lineage
• Sattva
• Sātvata

FAQs

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

It situates Linga Purana’s Shaiva teaching within a dharmic royal lineage, implying that kula-vardhana (upholding and strengthening the line through virtue) supports Shiva-bhakti and the stability needed for yajña, dāna, and temple/linga establishment.

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

Indirectly: by praising sarva-guṇa (completeness of virtues) and sattva (purity), it reflects the Shaiva Siddhanta ethic that the pashu (bound soul) refines conduct and inner purity to become fit for Shiva’s grace (Pati-anugraha), which finally loosens pāśa (bondage).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No specific puja-vidhi or Pāśupata-yoga technique is stated; the verse emphasizes dharmic succession and sattvic virtues as the foundation that later enables Shiva-puja, vrata, and disciplined yogic life.