Shloka 7

वंशानुवर्णनम् — सात्वतवंशः, स्यमन्तक-प्रसङ्गः, कृष्णावतारः, शिवप्रसादः (पाशुपतयोगः)

Devanagari script

बभ्रुः श्रेष्ठो मनुष्याणां देवैर्देवावृधः समः पुरुषाः पञ्च षष्टिस्तु षट् सहस्राणि चाष्ट च

Transliteration

babhruḥ śreṣṭho manuṣyāṇāṃ devairdevāvṛdhaḥ samaḥ puruṣāḥ pañca ṣaṣṭistu ṣaṭ sahasrāṇi cāṣṭa ca

Translation

พภฺรูเป็นผู้ประเสริฐในหมู่มนุษย์ เสมอด้วยเทวาวฤธในหมู่เทวะ ส่วนจำนวนบุรุษนั้นมีหกสิบห้า และยังมีหกพันแปด (ตามที่นับไว้)

Word by Word

• बभ्रुः (babhruḥ): Babhru

• श्रेष्ठः (śreṣṭhaḥ): the best, foremost

• मनुष्याणाम् (manuṣyāṇām): among humans

• देवैः (devaiḥ): among/with the gods

• देवावृधः (devāvṛdhaḥ): Devāvṛdha (a divine figure/name)

• समः (samaḥ): equal

• पुरुषाः (puruṣāḥ): men/persons

• पञ्च षष्टिः (pañca-ṣaṣṭiḥ): sixty-five

• तु (tu): and/indeed

• षट् सहस्राणि (ṣaṭ-sahasrāṇi): six thousand

• च (ca): and

• अष्ट (aṣṭa): eight

• च (ca): also

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Babhru
• Devāvṛdha

FAQs

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

It situates human lineages and their exemplary figures within the Purāṇic cosmic order that ultimately culminates in devotion to Pati (Śiva), the supreme Lord beyond both human and divine ranks.

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

Indirectly: by comparing excellence among humans and gods, it implies a graded cosmos of pashus (souls) and deities, while Shaiva Siddhānta affirms Śiva as Pati—transcending such gradations as the source and ruler of all.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No specific rite is stated; the verse functions as a genealogical/enumerative register that supports later Shaiva practice by grounding dharma, lineage, and authority within the Purāṇic tradition.