Shloka 41

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

Devanagari script

क्रथो विदर्भस्य सुतः कुन्तिस्तस्यात्मजो ऽभवत् कुन्तेर् वृतस्ततो जज्ञे रणधृष्टः प्रतापवान्

Transliteration

kratho vidarbhasya sutaḥ kuntistasyātmajo 'bhavat kunter vṛtastato jajñe raṇadhṛṣṭaḥ pratāpavān

Translation

وِدَربھ کا بیٹا کرَتھ تھا؛ اس کا بیٹا کُنتی ہوا۔ کُنتی سے وِرت پیدا ہوا اور وِرت سے جری و باجلال رَندھِرِشٹ پیدا ہوا۔

Word by Word

• क्रथः (krathaḥ): Kratha

• विदर्भस्य (vidarbhasya): of Vidarbha

• सुतः (sutaḥ): son

• कुन्तिः (kuntiḥ): Kunti

• तस्य (tasya): his

• आत्मजः (ātmajaḥ): son

• अभवत् (abhavat): became/was

• कुन्तेः (kunteḥ): from Kunti

• वृतः (vṛtaḥ): Vṛta (proper name)

• ततः (tataḥ): from him/thereafter

• जज्ञे (jajñe): was born

• रणधृष्टः (raṇadhṛṣṭaḥ): Raṇadhṛṣṭa (proper name)

• प्रतापवान् (pratāpavān): mighty, radiant with prowess

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Kratha
• Vidarbha
• Kunti
• Vṛta
• Raṇadhṛṣṭa

FAQs

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

This verse preserves the royal genealogy (vaṁśa) through which Dharma and Shaiva devotion are transmitted; such lineage-records in the Linga Purana contextualize later Shiva-puja traditions by anchoring them in righteous kingship.

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

Shiva-tattva is not described directly here; instead, the text establishes the human lineage that, within the Purana’s wider Shaiva frame, represents the Pashu (individual souls) living under Dharma and ultimately oriented toward Pati (Shiva) through devotion and right conduct.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No specific puja-vidhi or Pashupata Yoga practice is stated in this shloka; it functions as a genealogical link within the narrative that later supports teachings on Shiva worship and liberation from Pasha (bondage).