Shloka 43

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

Devanagari script

दशार्हस्य सुतो व्याप्तो जीमूत इति तत्सुतः जीमूतपुत्रो विकृतिस् तस्य भीमरथः सुतः

Transliteration

daśārhasya suto vyāpto jīmūta iti tatsutaḥ jīmūtaputro vikṛtis tasya bhīmarathaḥ sutaḥ

Translation

دَشارھ سے وِیابت پیدا ہوا؛ اس کا بیٹا جِیموت کہلایا۔ جِیموت کا بیٹا وِکرتی تھا اور وِکرتی کا بیٹا بھیمرَتھ ہوا۔

Word by Word

• दशार्हस्य (daśārhasya): of Daśārha

• सुतः (sutaḥ): son

• व्याप्तः (vyāptaḥ): Vyāpta (name)

• जीमूत (jīmūta): Jīmūta (name)

• इति (iti): thus/named

• तत्सुतः (tatsutaḥ): his son

• जीमूतपुत्रः (jīmūtaputraḥ): son of Jīmūta

• विकृतिः (vikṛtiḥ): Vikṛti (name)

• तस्य (tasya): of him/of that one

• भीमरथः (bhīmarathaḥ): Bhīmaratha (name)

• सुतः (sutaḥ): son

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Daśārha
• Vyāpta
• Jīmūta
• Vikṛti
• Bhīmaratha

FAQs

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

This verse functions as vamśa-varṇana (dynastic record), grounding the Purāṇic Shaiva narrative in a remembered lineage; it supports the broader Linga Purana framework where righteous kings and their lines become eligible patrons for Śiva-liṅga installation, pūjā, and dāna.

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

Indirectly: by listing succession without mythic embellishment, it reflects Śiva-tattva as the steady Pati (Lord) who remains unchanged while generations of paśus (embodied souls) arise and pass within saṁsāra under pāśa (bondage).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No specific pūjā-vidhi or Pāśupata-yoga limb is stated in this śloka; its role is genealogical continuity, often used in Purāṇas to contextualize later accounts of vrata, dīkṣā, liṅga-pratiṣṭhā, or royal Śaiva patronage.