Shloka 78

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

Devanagari script

तथा जांबवती चैव सांबं भार्या हरेः सुतम् प्रहर्षमतुलं लेभे लब्ध्वादित्यं यथादितिः

Transliteration

tathā jāṃbavatī caiva sāṃbaṃ bhāryā hareḥ sutam praharṣamatulaṃ lebhe labdhvādityaṃ yathāditiḥ

Translation

ฉันนั้นเอง ชามพวตี พระชายาของหริ ก็ได้โอรสชื่อสามพะ และนางบังเกิดปีติอันหาที่เปรียบมิได้—ดุจอทิติเมื่อได้อาทิตยะ (สุริยะ) มาเป็นบุตร।

Word by Word

• तथा: likewise

• जांबवती: Jāmbavatī

• च एव: and indeed

• सांबम्: Sāmba

• भार्या: wife

• हरेः: of Hari (Viṣṇu/Kṛṣṇa)

• सुतम्: son

• प्रहर्षम्: delight, exhilaration

• अतुलम्: incomparable

• लेभे: obtained, attained

• लब्ध्वा: having gained

• आदित्यम्: Āditya, the Sun

• यथा: as, like

• अदितिः: Aditi

Speaker

Suta

Characters & Entities

• Jāmbavatī
• Hari
• Sāmba
• Aditi
• Āditya (Sun)

FAQs

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

Though the verse itself narrates the joy of obtaining a son, in the Linga Purana’s devotional frame it reflects the fruit (phala) of divine grace—often sought through Shiva-bhakti and Linga-puja for auspicious outcomes such as putra-lābha.

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

Implicitly, it points to the Purana’s broader theology where the Supreme Pati grants auspicious results through grace; even when Hari is named, the Linga Purana frequently presents Hari and Shiva as non-different at the highest level, with blessings flowing from the same supreme reality.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No specific ritual or Pāśupata yogic method is stated in this line; the takeaway is the phala-principle—through dharma and devotion (often expressed as Linga-puja in this Purana), devotees seek relief from pasha and the gain of auspicious boons.