Linga Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 25

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

Devanagari script

शशबिन्दुस् तु वै राजा अन्वयाद् व्रतम् उत्तमम् चक्रवर्ती महासत्त्वो महावीर्यो बहुप्रजाः

Transliteration

śaśabindus tu vai rājā anvayād vratam uttamam cakravartī mahāsattvo mahāvīryo bahuprajāḥ

Translation

诚然，娑舍宾度王世世相承，守持无间之最上誓戒。身为转轮王（cakravartin），他心量宏大、勇力雄健，并有众多子嗣——为奉事主宰Pati（湿婆）而依正法自律治国之典范。

Word by Word

• शशबिन्दुः (Śaśabinduḥ): King Śaśabindu

• तु (tu): indeed/and

• वै (vai): certainly

• राजा (rājā): king

• अन्वयात् (anvayāt): in succession/according to lineage, continuously

• व्रतम् (vratam): vow, religious observance

• उत्तमम् (uttamam): supreme, excellent

• चक्रवर्ती (cakravartī): universal monarch/emperor

• महासत्त्वः (mahāsattvaḥ): great-souled, of lofty character

• महावीर्यः (mahāvīryaḥ): of great prowess/valor

• बहुप्रजाः (bahuprajāḥ): having many offspring/subjects.

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Shashabindu
• Shiva

FAQs

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

It presents Śaśabindu as a model of “uttama-vrata” maintained in continuous tradition—implying that steadfast observance (vrata) is a key support for Śiva-oriented dharma that culminates in worthy Linga-pūjā and its fruits.

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

By framing kingship and prosperity as grounded in the “supreme vow,” the verse implies Pati (Śiva) as the stabilizing lord of dharma: when the pashu (individual) aligns conduct through vrata, order and auspicious results manifest under Śiva’s governance.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Vrata (disciplined observance) is highlighted—an ethical-ritual regimen that supports purification of the pashu and prepares one for Śiva-pūjā and, by extension, Pāśupata-aligned inner restraint.