Shloka 62

युगधर्मवर्णनम् — चतुर्युग, गुण, धर्मपाद, तथा वार्तोत्पत्ति

Devanagari script

भविष्यं नारदीयं च मार्कण्डेयमतः परम् आग्नेयं ब्रह्मवैवर्तं लैङ्गं वाराहमेव च

Transliteration

bhaviṣyaṃ nāradīyaṃ ca mārkaṇḍeyamataḥ param āgneyaṃ brahmavaivartaṃ laiṅgaṃ vārāhameva ca

Translation

ثم تُعَدّ: البهافِشْيَة (Bhaviṣya)، والنارَدِيَّة (Nāradiya)، والمارْكَنْدِيَّة (Mārkaṇḍeya)؛ وبعد ذلك: الآغْنِيَّة (Āgneya)، والبراهْما-فَيْفَرْتَة (Brahma-vaivarta)، واللايِنْغَة (Laiṅga) المتعلّقة باللينغا، وكذلك الفاراهَة (Vārāha).

Word by Word

• भविष्यम्: the Bhaviṣya Purāṇa

• नारदीयम्: the Nāradiya Purāṇa

• च: and

• मार्कण्डेयम्: the Mārkaṇḍeya Purāṇa

• अतः परम्: thereafter/next

• आग्नेयम्: the Āgneya Purāṇa

• ब्रह्मवैवर्तम्: the Brahma-vaivarta Purāṇa

• लैङ्गम्: the Laiṅga (Liṅga) Purāṇa

• वाराहम्: the Vārāha Purāṇa

• एव: indeed/also

• च: and

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Bhavishya Purana
• Naradiya Purana
• Markandeya Purana
• Agneya Purana
• Brahma-vaivarta Purana
• Linga Purana
• Varaha Purana

FAQs

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

This verse situates the Laiṅga (Liṅga) Purāṇa within the recognized Purāṇic corpus, grounding Liṅga-centered Śaiva teaching (Pati as Śiva, and His worship) in accepted scriptural transmission.

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

Indirectly: by naming the Laiṅga Purāṇa among authoritative texts, it implies that Śiva-tattva—Pati who liberates the paśu from pāśa through knowledge and worship—is expounded in a validated Purāṇic source.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No specific rite is taught in this line; it functions as a catalog verse. Its practical takeaway is scriptural orientation—pointing the seeker toward the Laiṅga Purāṇa for Liṅga-pūjā and Pāśupata-oriented disciplines.