Shloka 20

ईशानकल्पवृत्तान्तः तथा लैङ्गपुराणस्य संक्षेप-सूची

Devanagari script

कैलासवर्णनं चैव योगः पाशुपतस् तथा चतुर्युगप्रमाणं च युगधर्मः सुविस्तरः

Transliteration

kailāsavarṇanaṃ caiva yogaḥ pāśupatas tathā caturyugapramāṇaṃ ca yugadharmaḥ suvistaraḥ

Translation

Es enthält ferner eine Beschreibung des Kailāsa, des Pāśupata-Yoga, das Maß der vier Yugas und eine ausführliche Darlegung der Dharmas, die jeder Zeit eigen sind.

Word by Word

• कैलास-वर्णनम्: description of Kailāsa

• च एव: and indeed/also

• योगः: yoga, spiritual discipline

• पाशुपतः: Pāśupata (of Paśupati, Śiva)

• तथा: likewise

• चतुर्-युग-प्रमाणम्: the measure/standard of the four yugas

• च: and

• युग-धर्मः: the dharma of each yuga (age-specific duties)

• सुविस्तरः: very detailed, elaborately explained

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Kailasa
• Paśupati
• Pāśupata Yoga
• Caturyuga

FAQs

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

This verse functions as a table-of-contents marker, indicating that Linga Purana grounds Linga-oriented devotion in Śiva’s abode (Kailāsa), Śiva’s discipline (Pāśupata Yoga), and age-appropriate dharma—framing worship as both ritual and transformative sādhana.

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

By naming Śiva as Paśupati (Lord, Pati) and highlighting Pāśupata Yoga, it implies Shiva-tattva as the sovereign liberator who frees the paśu (individual soul) from pāśa (bondage) through right discipline and dharma aligned to cosmic time.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Pāśupata Yoga is highlighted—Śiva’s distinctive path emphasizing inner purification, detachment from pāśa, and God-oriented discipline, which supports and deepens external Śiva-pūjā and Linga-upāsanā.