Shloka 37

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

Devanagari script

जैगीषव्यो विभुः ख्यातः सर्वेषां योगिनां वरः तत्रापि मम ते पुत्रा भविष्यन्ति युगे तथा

Transliteration

jaigīṣavyo vibhuḥ khyātaḥ sarveṣāṃ yogināṃ varaḥ tatrāpi mama te putrā bhaviṣyanti yuge tathā

Translation

Jaigīṣavya ist berühmt als ein Mächtiger, der Vorzüglichste unter allen Yogins. Auch in jenem Zeitalter werden jene Söhne von Mir dort zur rechten Zeit geboren werden.

Word by Word

• जैगीषव्यः: Jaigīṣavya

• विभुः: powerful, all-pervading/mighty one

• ख्यातः: renowned

• सर्वेषाम्: of all

• योगिनाम्: yogins

• वरः: the श्रेष्ठ/foremost

• तत्रापि: there also, in that context/age

• मम: of Me (Pati, the Lord)

• ते: those

• पुत्राः: sons/emanated disciples

• भविष्यन्ति: will come to be/will be born

• युगे: in the yuga/age

• तथा: likewise/accordingly

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating Shiva’s prophetic account of yogic lineages)

Characters & Entities

• Jaigishavya
• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames Linga-centered Shaiva practice as safeguarded by an authentic yogic lineage: the supreme yogins and Shiva’s own emanated “sons” preserve and transmit the path, ensuring right worship and right yoga across the yugas.

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

Shiva is implied as Pati—the Lord who is the source and governor of spiritual lineages—manifesting guidance through His “sons” (disciplic extensions). This expresses Shiva-tattva as sovereign grace (anugraha) operating in time for the liberation of the pashu.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The emphasis is on Pashupata-oriented yogic succession: exemplary yogins like Jaigīṣavya embody disciplined yoga, and Shiva’s lineage-bearers arise in each age to uphold the doctrine and its observances.