Shloka 22

देवादिसृष्टिकथनम् (वसिष्ठशोकः, पराशरजन्म, एकलिङ्गपूजा, रुद्रदर्शनम्)

Devanagari script

रुद्रभक्तश् च गर्भस्थो रुद्रपूजापरायणः रुद्रदेवप्रभावेण कुलं ते संतरिष्यति

Transliteration

rudrabhaktaś ca garbhastho rudrapūjāparāyaṇaḥ rudradevaprabhāveṇa kulaṃ te saṃtariṣyati

Translation

حتى الجنينُ في الرحم يصيرُ مُحبًّا لرودرا، مُلازمًا لعبادة رودرا؛ وببركةِ تأثير (برابهافا) الإله رودرا، ستعبرُ سلالتُك كلُّها ما وراءَ القيدِ وسوءِ الطالع.

Word by Word

• रुद्र-भक्तः (rudra-bhaktaḥ): a devotee of Rudra

• च (ca): and

• गर्भ-स्थः (garbha-sthaḥ): abiding in the womb, unborn child

• रुद्र-पूजा-परायणः (rudra-pūjā-parāyaṇaḥ): wholly devoted to Rudra’s worship

• रुद्र-देव-प्रभावेण (rudra-deva-prabhāveṇa): by the power/glory of Lord Rudra

• कुलम् (kulam): family, lineage

• ते (te): your

• संतरिष्यति (saṃtariṣyati): will cross over, will be delivered.

Speaker

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

Characters & Entities

• Rudra
• Shiva

FAQs

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

It declares that Rudra-puja (including Linga-puja) carries a trans-generational blessing: by Rudra’s prabhāva, not only the worshipper but the whole kula is “carried across,” implying protection and spiritual uplift through Shiva’s grace.

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

Shiva is shown as Pati—the sovereign Lord whose anugraha (grace-power) alone can make the pashu (individual soul) cross beyond pasha (bondage), operating even before birth, indicating his independent, saving potency.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Rudra-pūjā-parāyaṇatā—single-pointed dedication to Rudra worship (Linga-puja, mantra, and devotional observance) is emphasized as the practical means that attracts Shiva’s liberating grace.