Shloka 11

ध्यानयोगेन रुद्रदर्शनम् — रुद्रावतार-परिवर्तक्रमः, लकुली (कायावतार), पाशुपतयोगः, लिङ्गार्चन-निष्ठा

Devanagari script

उत्पत्स्यामि तदा ब्रह्मन् पुनर् अस्मिन् युगान्तिके युगप्रवृत्त्या च तदा तस्मिंश् च प्रथमे युगे

Transliteration

utpatsyāmi tadā brahman punar asmin yugāntike yugapravṛttyā ca tadā tasmiṃś ca prathame yuge

Translation

হে ব্রহ্মন, যুগের অন্তসন্ধিক্ষণে আমি পুনরায় প্রকাশিত হই। আর যখন যুগচক্র আবার প্রবৃত্ত হয়, তখন সেই প্রথম যুগেই আমি উদিত হই।

Word by Word

• उत्पत्स्यामि: I shall arise/manifest

• तदा: then/at that time

• ब्रह्मन्: O Brahman (address to Brahma or a revered seer)

• पुनः: again

• अस्मिन्: in this

• युगान्तिके: at the end/close of the yuga

• युग-प्रवृत्त्या: by the commencement/turning-on of the yuga-cycle

• च: and

• तदा: then

• तस्मिन्: in that

• च: and

• प्रथमे: in the first

• युगे: yuga/age

Speaker

Shiva (as Pati, the Lord who re-manifests at cosmic transitions)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Brahma

FAQs

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

It frames Shiva as the timeless Pati who re-manifests at yuga-end and yuga-beginning—supporting Linga worship as devotion to the eternal source behind recurring creation, not merely a deity within time.

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

Shiva-tattva is presented as sovereign over cosmic cycles: He is not bound as a pashu by yugas, but freely manifests to restart order (yuga-pravṛtti), indicating transcendence over time and pralaya.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The implied practice is Pashupata-bhakti and steadiness in Linga-upasana through all phases of time—maintaining worship and yogic orientation to Pati as the stable refuge when yugas turn.