Shloka 19

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

Devanagari script

श्वफल्कश् च महाराजो धर्मात्मा यत्र वर्तते नास्ति व्याधिभयं तत्र नावृष्टिभयमप्युत

Transliteration

śvaphalkaś ca mahārājo dharmātmā yatra vartate nāsti vyādhibhayaṃ tatra nāvṛṣṭibhayamapyuta

Translation

大王施瓦法尔迦（Śvaphalka）安住于法、具足法性之处，彼地无疾病之惧，亦无旱灾之惧。此乃正法秩序的护佑之力：以对帕提（Pati，湿婆Śiva）的奉爱（bhakti）为依，松解那化现为群体苦难之缚索（pāśa）。

Word by Word

• śvaphalkaḥ: Śvaphalka

• ca: and

• mahārājaḥ: great king

• dharmātmā: one whose very nature is dharma/righteousness

• yatra: where

• vartate: dwells/prevails

• na asti: there is not

• vyādhi-bhayam: fear of disease

• tatra: there

• na-avṛṣṭi-bhayam: fear of lack of rain/drought

• api: even/also

• uta: indeed/further

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Purana to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Śvaphalka

FAQs

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

It links social well-being (freedom from disease and drought) to dharma upheld under Śiva’s lordship (Pati), implying that Linga-centered devotion and righteous governance sustain ṛta/dharmic order that protects the community.

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

Shiva-tattva is implied as Pati—the supreme regulator whose anugraha supports cosmic balance; when dharma is embodied in leadership, the pāśa-like conditions of suffering (vyādhi, scarcity) subside.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No specific rite is named; the takeaway is dharma-yukta living and kingship aligned with Shaiva devotion—an applied form of discipline that supports collective harmony, consistent with Pāśupata emphasis on conduct (ācāra) as a means to loosen pāśa.