Linga Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 7

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

Devanagari script

भद्रश्रेण्यस्य दायादो दुर्दमो नाम पार्थिवः दुर्दमस्य सुतो धीमान् धनको नाम विश्रुतः

Transliteration

bhadraśreṇyasya dāyādo durdamo nāma pārthivaḥ durdamasya suto dhīmān dhanako nāma viśrutaḥ

Translation

由跋陀罗室勒尼耶（Bhadrashreṇya）生出继嗣，为王者名都尔达摩（Durdama）。都尔达摩之子名檀那迦（Dhanaka），智慧具足，声名远播。

Word by Word

• भद्रश्रेण्यस्य (bhadraśreṇyasya): of Bhadrashreṇya

• दायादः (dāyādaḥ): heir, successor

• दुर्दमः (durdamaḥ): Durdama (proper name)

• नाम (nāma): named

• पार्थिवः (pārthivaḥ): king, ruler

• दुर्दमस्य (durdamasya): of Durdama

• सुतः (sutaḥ): son

• धीमान् (dhīmān): intelligent, wise

• धनकः (dhanakaḥ): Dhanaka (proper name)

• नाम (nāma): named

• विश्रुतः (viśrutaḥ): famed, celebrated

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Bhadrashreṇya
• Durdama
• Dhanaka

FAQs

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

This verse preserves the sacred continuity of dharmic kings who traditionally uphold Shiva-dharma and support Linga installation, temple maintenance, and Vedic-Shaiva rites—social conditions in which Linga worship flourishes.

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

Indirectly: by grounding history in ordered succession, it reflects Shiva as Pati—the stabilizing Lord whose dharma sustains worldly order (loka-saṃgraha), enabling pashus (souls) to pursue purification and liberation.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No specific puja-vidhi or Pashupata-yogic technique is stated; the takeaway is the dharmic framework—righteous rulership and lineage continuity—that supports Shaiva vrata, dana, and Linga-puja in society.