Linga Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 40

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

Devanagari script

तस्य पुत्रो ऽभवद् वीरो देवानीकः प्रतापवान् अहीनरः सुतस् तस्य सहस्राश्वस्ततः परः

Transliteration

tasya putro 'bhavad vīro devānīkaḥ pratāpavān ahīnaraḥ sutas tasya sahasrāśvastataḥ paraḥ

Translation

由他生一勇子，名德瓦尼迦（Devānīka），威德炽盛。其子为阿希那罗（Ahīnara），其后继者为萨哈斯罗阿湿婆（Sahasrāśva）。

Word by Word

• tasya: of him

• putraḥ: son

• abhavat: was born/became

• vīraḥ: hero, valiant one

• devānīkaḥ: Devānīka (proper name)

• pratāpavān: endowed with splendor/valor

• ahīnaraḥ: Ahīnara (proper name)

• sutaḥ: son

• tasya: of him

• sahasrāśvaḥ: Sahasrāśva (proper name, 'having a thousand horses')

• tataḥ: thereafter/from him

• paraḥ: the next/afterwards

Speaker

Suta

Characters & Entities

• Devānīka
• Ahīnara
• Sahasrāśva

FAQs

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

It preserves the dynastic continuity through which Shiva-dharma and Linga-sthapana traditions are transmitted in the Purva-Bhaga creation narrative.

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

Indirectly, it reflects Shiva as Pati—the sovereign principle sustaining order—by showing how beings and rulers arise in sequence within the cosmic framework upheld by Mahadeva.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No specific puja-vidhi or Pashupata Yoga technique is stated; the verse functions as a vamsha (genealogical) link that contextualizes later Shiva-puja and dharmic rulership.