Linga Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 45

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

Devanagari script

तस्य चासीद्दृढरथः शकुनिस्तस्य चात्मजः तस्मात् करम्भः सम्भूतो देवरातो ऽभवत्ततः

Transliteration

tasya cāsīddṛḍharathaḥ śakunistasya cātmajaḥ tasmāt karambhaḥ sambhūto devarāto 'bhavattataḥ

Translation

Mula sa kanya isinilang si Dṛḍharatha; ang anak niya ay si Śakuni. Mula kay Śakuni lumitaw si Karambha, at pagkaraan ay isinilang si Devarāta. Sa gayon nagpatuloy ang angkang maharlika sa ilalim ng di-nakikitang paggabay ni Pati (Śiva), samantalang ang mga paśu (mga kaluluwa) ay dumaraan sa sunod-sunod na katawan, nakagapos sa tali ng karma (pāśa).

Word by Word

• तस्य: of him

• च: and

• आसीत्: there was/was born

• दृढरथः: Dṛḍharatha (proper name)

• शकुनिः: Śakuni (proper name)

• तस्य: his

• च: and

• आत्मजः: son

• तस्मात्: from him/from that

• करम्भः: Karambha (proper name)

• सम्भूतः: arose/was born

• देवरातः: Devarāta (proper name)

• अभवत्: became/was born

• ततः: then/thereafter

Speaker

Suta Goswami

FAQs

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

Though genealogical, it frames embodied succession as karmic continuity; Linga worship is the Shaiva means for a pashu to loosen pasha and turn lineage-bound identity toward Pati (Śiva).

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

Shiva-tattva is implied as Pati—the sovereign witness and regulator of cosmic order—within which births and dynasties unfold without limiting His transcendence.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No explicit rite is stated; the takeaway aligns with Pashupata orientation—use dharmic life and Shiva-upasana (especially Linga-puja) to purify karma that propels repeated births.