Shloka 39

अध्याय 66: इक्ष्वाकुवंश-ऐलवंशप्रवाहः (त्रिशङ्कु-राम-ययात्यादि-प्रकरणम्)

Devanagari script

नलस्तु निषधाज्जातो नभस्तस्मादजायत नभसः पुण्डरीकाख्यः क्षेमधन्वा ततः स्मृतः

Transliteration

nalastu niṣadhājjāto nabhastasmādajāyata nabhasaḥ puṇḍarīkākhyaḥ kṣemadhanvā tataḥ smṛtaḥ

Translation

نِشَڌ سے نَل پیدا ہوا اور نَل سے نَبھَس پیدا ہوا۔ نَبھَس سے ‘پُنڈَریک’ نام والا ہوا اور اس کے بعد ‘کْشیمَधَنوا’ کے نام سے یاد کیا جاتا ہے۔

Word by Word

• नलः (nalaḥ): Nala

• तु (tu): indeed/and

• निषधात् (niṣadhāt): from Niṣadha

• जातः (jātaḥ): was born

• नभः (nabhaḥ): Nabhas

• तस्मात् (tasmāt): from him

• अजायत (ajāyata): was born/arose

• नभसः (nabhasaḥ): from Nabhas

• पुण्डरीकाख्यः (puṇḍarīkākhyaḥ): named Puṇḍarīka

• क्षेमधन्वा (kṣemadhanvā): Kṣemadhanvan (proper name)

• ततः (tataḥ): thereafter

• स्मृतः (smṛtaḥ): is remembered/recorded.

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Nala
• Niṣadha
• Nabhas
• Puṇḍarīka
• Kṣemadhanvan

FAQs

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

It situates Shiva-bhakti and Linga-dharma within a remembered royal lineage (vaṁśa), showing how Dharma-bearing dynasties preserve the conditions for Linga-puja across generations.

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

Indirectly: by emphasizing orderly succession and स्मृति (authoritative remembrance), it reflects Shiva as Pati—the stabilizing ground of cosmic order—within which pashus (souls) move through embodied lineages under pasha (bondage) until liberation.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No specific puja-vidhi or Pashupata Yoga limb is stated; the takeaway is the Purana’s dharmic framework—lineage, memory, and righteous rule—as supportive prerequisites for sustained Shiva-puja.