Linga Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 10

वंशानुवर्णनम् — सात्वतवंशः, स्यमन्तक-प्रसङ्गः, कृष्णावतारः, शिवप्रसादः (पाशुपतयोगः)

Devanagari script

गान्धारी चैव माद्री च वृष्णिभार्ये बभूवतुः गान्धारी जनयामास सुमित्रं मित्रनन्दनम्

Transliteration

gāndhārī caiva mādrī ca vṛṣṇibhārye babhūvatuḥ gāndhārī janayāmāsa sumitraṃ mitranandanam

Translation

甘达丽与摩陀梨成为弗利什尼族系中的王妃。甘达丽诞下苏密多罗——弥多罗之欢悦；由此，受命的血脉得以延续，使正法在主宰（Pati）之下得以护持。

Word by Word

• गान्धारी (gāndhārī): Gāndhārī

• चैव (caiva): and indeed

• माद्री (mādrī): Mādrī

• च (ca): and

• वृष्णि-भार्ये (vṛṣṇi-bhārye): wives in the Vṛṣṇi lineage / wives of the Vṛṣṇi family

• बभूवतुः (babhūvatuḥ): the two became

• गान्धारी (gāndhārī): Gāndhārī

• जनयामास (janayāmāsa): gave birth to

• सुमित्रम् (sumitraṁ): Sumitra

• मित्र-नन्दनम् (mitra-nandanam): the joy/delight of Mitra (or of one named Mitra)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Gandhari
• Madri
• Vrishni
• Sumitra
• Mitra

FAQs

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

Though not a direct linga-pūjā injunction, the verse preserves sacred lineage (vaṁśa) memory—an important Purāṇic function that supports dharma, within which Śiva-linga worship is transmitted and protected.

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

Implicitly, it reflects Śiva as Pati—the sovereign regulator of cosmic order—because births and dynastic continuities are presented as occurring within an ordained dharmic framework upheld by the Lord.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No specific ritual or Pāśupata-yoga technique is stated in this verse; it functions as a genealogical link in the narrative that contextualizes later Shaiva rites and teachings.