Shloka 16

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

Devanagari script

तेषां पञ्च गणा ह्येते हैहयानां महात्मनाम्

Transliteration

teṣāṃ pañca gaṇā hyete haihayānāṃ mahātmanām

Translation

ان عظیمُ النفس ہَیہَیوں کے یہی پانچ گن (قبیلے) مشہور ہیں۔

Word by Word

• तेषाम्: of them

• पञ्च: five

• गणाः: groups/clans

• हि: indeed

• एते: these

• हैहयानाम्: of the Haihayas

• महात्मनाम्: of the great-souled/noble ones

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Haihayas

FAQs

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

It situates later Shaiva teachings within a dharmic historical framework—showing that righteous lineages and social order (dharma) provide the stable ground in which Shiva-bhakti and Linga-pratiṣṭhā can flourish.

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

Indirectly: by organizing worldly lineages, the text contrasts changing social identities (pāśa-bound structures) with Shiva as Pati—unchanging Lord beyond clans and categories, yet sustaining dharma through them.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No specific puja-vidhi or Pāśupata Yoga practice is stated in this line; it functions as a genealogical marker preparing the narrative context for dharma, kingship, and later Shaiva observances.