Linga Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 11

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

Devanagari script

कुमारं जनयामास हरिश्चन्द्रमकल्मषम् हरिश्चन्द्रस्य च सुतो रोहितो नाम वीर्यवान्

Transliteration

kumāraṃ janayāmāsa hariścandramakalmaṣam hariścandrasya ca suto rohito nāma vīryavān

Translation

由库玛罗（Kumāra）诞生了无垢的哈利施旃陀罗（Hariścandra）；而哈利施旃陀罗之子名罗希多（Rohita），勇猛而具大力。

Word by Word

• कुमारम्: (from) Kumāra

• जनयामास: begot/caused to be born

• हरिश्चन्द्रम्: Hariścandra

• अकल्मषम्: stainless, free from sin/blemish

• हरिश्चन्द्रस्य: of Hariścandra

• च: and

• सुतः: son

• रोहितः: Rohita

• नाम: by name

• वीर्यवान्: powerful, valorous, possessed of strength

Speaker

Suta (Sūta Gosvāmin) narrating to the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya

Characters & Entities

• Kumāra
• Hariścandra
• Rohita

FAQs

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

It situates Linga-Purāṇa teaching within a dhārmic royal lineage, implying that righteous kingship and purity (akalmaṣa) are supportive conditions for Śiva-bhakti and Linga-centered dharma.

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

Indirectly: by praising “stainlessness” and “vīrya,” it echoes Śaiva Siddhānta ethics where the Pāśu (soul) seeks purification from pāśa (bondage) through dharma and devotion to Pati (Śiva), the stainless Lord.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No explicit ritual is stated; the takeaway is ethical purification (akalmaṣatā) as a prerequisite for effective Śiva-pūjā and for the inner discipline aligned with Pāśupata Yoga.