Linga Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 27

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

Devanagari script

अनन्तकात् सुतो यज्ञो यज्ञस्य तनयो धृतिः उशनास्तस्य तनयः सम्प्राप्य तु महीमिमाम्

Transliteration

anantakāt suto yajño yajñasya tanayo dhṛtiḥ uśanāstasya tanayaḥ samprāpya tu mahīmimām

Translation

Mula kay Anantaka ay isinilang si Yajña; mula kay Yajña ang anak na si Dhṛti. At ang anak niya ay si Uśanā; pagdating sa daigdig na ito, itinatag niya ang sarili sa kaayusan ng dharma na sumasandig sa lahat ng nilalang.

Word by Word

• अनन्तकात्: from Anantaka

• सुतः: son/born

• यज्ञः: Yajña (personified Sacrifice)

• यज्ञस्य: of Yajña

• तनयः: son

• धृतिः: Dhṛti (steadfastness/support)

• उशनाः: Uśanā (Uśanas/Śukra, the seer)

• तस्य: of him

• तनयः: son

• सम्प्राप्य: having reached/attained

• तु: indeed

• महीम्: the earth

• इमाम्: this

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Yajna
• Dhriti
• Ushanas
• Anantaka
• Shiva

FAQs

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

It places worldly dharma and yajña (sacred order) within a Shaiva cosmology: all sustaining lineages and rites ultimately stand under Pati (Shiva), the unseen ground that makes ritual and creation fruitful.

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

Though Shiva is not explicitly acting in the verse, the genealogy of dharma-bearing figures implies Shiva-tattva as the transcendent Pati who empowers srishti and maintains order while remaining beyond the chain of births.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Vedic yajña is foregrounded as a dharma-supporting practice; in Shaiva Siddhanta, such outer rites become complete when oriented to Shiva as Pati and complemented by inner discipline (yoga) that loosens pasha (bondage) on the pashu (soul).