Shloka 43

वासिष्ठकथनम् (आदित्य–सोमवंशवर्णनम् तथा रुद्रसहस्रनाम-प्रशंसा)

Devanagari script

एते ह्यङ्गिरसः पक्षे क्षत्रोपेताः समाश्रिताः सम्भूतिरपरं पुत्रम् अनरण्यमजीजनत्

Transliteration

ete hyaṅgirasaḥ pakṣe kṣatropetāḥ samāśritāḥ sambhūtiraparaṃ putram anaraṇyamajījanat

Translation

ชนเหล่านี้สังกัดสายอังคิรส และตั้งมั่นในระเบียบกษัตริย์นักรบ (กษัตริยะ) ครั้นแล้วสัมภูติได้ให้กำเนิดบุตรอีกองค์หนึ่งชื่อ อนรัณยะ

Word by Word

• एते: these

• हि: indeed

• अङ्गिरसः: of Aṅgiras / belonging to the Aṅgirasa lineage

• पक्षे: in the side/branch/faction (i.e., lineage-branch)

• क्षत्र-उपेताः: endowed with/entered into the Kṣatriya status

• समाश्रिताः: having taken refuge/being established

• सम्भूतिः: Sambhūti (proper name)

• अपरम्: another

• पुत्रम्: son

• अनरण्यम्: Anaraṇya (proper name)

• अजीजनत्: begot/produced (gave birth to).

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Angiras
• Sambhuti
• Anaranya

FAQs

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

This verse situates royal (Kṣatriya) lineage within the Purāṇic creation framework, showing how worldly governance (rājadharma) arises in ordered lineages that, in the Linga Purana, ultimately serve the higher aim of devotion to Pati (Shiva) and the protection of dharma—conditions supportive for Linga-pūjā to flourish in society.

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

Shiva-tattva is implicit here as the transcendent Pati who stands above lineage and social order: genealogies and varṇa roles unfold in sṛṣṭi, but liberation of the pashu from pāśa depends on orientation to Shiva. The verse contributes to the Purāṇic map where worldly descent is secondary to the ultimate refuge in Mahādeva.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No specific pūjā-vidhi or Pāśupata-yoga technique is stated in this verse; it functions as a genealogical marker. In the broader Purva-Bhaga flow, such lineage accounts frame the social carriers of Śaiva rites—kings who later uphold temples, dāna, and Linga installation.