Shloka 3

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

Devanagari script

सहस्रजित्सुतस्तद्वच् छतजिन्नाम पार्थिवः सुताः शतजितः ख्यातास् त्रयः परमकीर्तयः

Transliteration

sahasrajitsutastadvac chatajinnāma pārthivaḥ sutāḥ śatajitaḥ khyātās trayaḥ paramakīrtayaḥ

Translation

اسی طرح سہسرجِت کا بیٹا چھتجِت نام کا ایک بادشاہ ہوا۔ شتجِت کے تین بیٹے پیدا ہوئے جو ہر جگہ اعلیٰ شہرت و کیرتی کے لیے معروف تھے۔

Word by Word

• सहस्रजित् (sahasrajit): Sahasrajit

• सुतः (sutaḥ): son

• तद्वत् (tadvac): likewise, in the same manner

• छतजित्-नाम (chatajit-nāma): named Chatajit

• पार्थिवः (pārthivaḥ): king, ruler of the earth

• सुताः (sutāḥ): sons

• शतजितः (śatajitaḥ): of Śatajita

• ख्याताः (khyātāḥ): famed, renowned

• त्रयः (trayaḥ): three

• परम-कीर्तयः (parama-kīrtayaḥ): of highest fame

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Sahasrajit
• Chatajit
• Śatajita

FAQs

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

This verse situates Shiva-bhakti within a dharmic lineage: the Purana preserves royal genealogies to show continuity of Dharma, by which kings sustain yajña, tīrtha, and temple–liṅga traditions that support devotion to Pati (Shiva).

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

Indirectly: by emphasizing “paramakīrti” (supreme renown), the text mirrors how true fame is grounded in alignment with Dharma—ultimately upheld by Pati, Shiva, who governs karmic order and the unfolding of lineages for the uplift of paśus (souls) bound by pāśa.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No specific puja-vidhi or Pāśupata yogic limb is stated in this verse; its takeaway is dharmic kingship—supporting Vedic rites and Shaiva worship in society, which forms the outer discipline conducive to inner Pāśupata orientation.