Shloka 29

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

Devanagari script

देववानुपदेवश् च जज्ञाते देवसंमतौ सुमित्रस्य सुतो जज्ञे चित्रकश् च महायशाः

Transliteration

devavānupadevaś ca jajñāte devasaṃmatau sumitrasya suto jajñe citrakaś ca mahāyaśāḥ

Translation

天护（Devavān）与副天（Upadeva）诞生——二者皆为诸天所称许。又苏蜜特罗（Sumitra）生一子，名吉特罗迦（Citraka），声名显赫。

Word by Word

• देववान्: Devavān (a proper name)

• उपदेवः: Upadeva (a proper name)

• च: and

• जज्ञाते: were born

• देवसंमतौ: approved/esteemed by the gods

• सुमित्रस्य: of Sumitra

• सुतः: son

• जज्ञे: was born

• चित्रकः: Citraka (a proper name)

• महायशाः: of great fame/renown

Speaker

Suta

Characters & Entities

• Devavān
• Upadeva
• Sumitra
• Citraka

FAQs

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

This verse functions as a vamśa (lineage) marker: by preserving sacred genealogies, the Purana situates later Shiva-puja and Linga-pratiṣṭhā narratives within an authenticated dharmic history upheld by devas and seers.

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

Shiva-tattva is implied rather than explicit: the birth of renowned, deva-approved figures reflects the ordered unfolding of creation under Pati (Shiva) as the supreme regulator, while pashus (souls) take embodied birth within that cosmic order.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No specific puja-vidhi or Pashupata yogic limb is stated in this verse; it primarily serves the narrative purpose of mapping generations that later become connected to Shiva worship, vows, and Linga installations.