Linga Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 22

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

Devanagari script

क्रोष्टोरेको ऽभवत्पुत्रो वृजिनीवान्महायशाः तस्य पुत्रो ऽभवत् स्वाती कुशङ्कुस् तत्सुतो ऽभवत्

Transliteration

kroṣṭoreko 'bhavatputro vṛjinīvānmahāyaśāḥ tasya putro 'bhavat svātī kuśaṅkus tatsuto 'bhavat

Translation

克罗什图只有一子，名为弗利吉尼梵，声名显赫。其子为娑伐底（Svātī），而娑伐底之子为库尚库（Kuśaṅku）。

Word by Word

• क्रोष्टोः (kroṣṭoḥ): of Kroṣṭu

• एकः (ekaḥ): one, single

• अभवत् (abhavat): became/was

• पुत्रः (putraḥ): son

• वृजिनीवान् (vṛjinīvān): Vṛjinīvān (proper name)

• महायशाः (mahāyaśāḥ): greatly renowned

• तस्य (tasya): of him

• पुत्रः (putraḥ): son

• अभवत् (abhavat): was

• स्वाती (svātī): Svātī (proper name)

• कुशङ्कुः (kuśaṅkuḥ): Kuśaṅku (proper name)

• तत्सुतः (tat-sutaḥ): his son

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Kroṣṭu
• Vṛjinīvān
• Svātī
• Kuśaṅku

FAQs

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

This verse situates Shiva-centered Purāṇic teaching within a Dharma-preserving royal lineage, showing how righteous succession provides the social ground for Vedic rites and later Linga-pūjā traditions to flourish.

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

Shiva-tattva is not directly defined here; instead, the verse supports the Purāṇic method where Pati (Shiva) is taught through the unfolding of Dharma, lineage, and sacred history that frames later revelations about liberation of the paśu from pāśa.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No specific ritual or Pāśupata-yogic practice is named in this verse; it functions as genealogical continuity that contextualizes later prescriptions of Shiva-pūjā, dāna, and discipline.