Shloka 41

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

Devanagari script

भविष्यन्ति महायोगा येषां नास्ति समो भुवि कपिलश्चासुरिश्चैव तथा पञ्चशिखो मुनिः

Transliteration

bhaviṣyanti mahāyogā yeṣāṃ nāsti samo bhuvi kapilaścāsuriścaiva tathā pañcaśikho muniḥ

Translation

Es werden große Meister des Yoga erstehen, auf Erden ohnegleichen: Kapila, Āsuri und ebenso der Weise Pañcaśikha.

Word by Word

• भविष्यन्ति: will come to be/will arise

• महायोगाः: great yogins, masters of supreme yoga

• येषाम्: of whom

• नास्ति: there is not

• समः: equal

• भुवि: on earth/in the world

• कपिलः: Kapila (a renowned sage)

• च: and

• आसुरिः: Āsuri (a sage/teacher in the lineage)

• च एव: and indeed/also

• तथा: likewise

• पञ्चशिखः: Pañcaśikha (a sage in the tradition)

• मुनिः: sage

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Kapila
• Asuri
• Pancashikha

FAQs

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

It legitimizes the Shaiva path by naming authoritative Mahāyogins whose realization supports Linga-centered devotion and yogic discipline as means to approach Pati (Śiva).

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

By foregrounding peerless Mahāyogins, it implies that Shiva-tattva is accessed through supreme yoga that cuts Pāśa (bondage) and reveals the soul (Paśu) in relation to Pati—Śiva as the unsurpassed Lord.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The emphasis is on Mahāyoga aligned with Pāśupata orientation—inner discipline and realization under a lineage of teachers, complementing external Linga-pūjā.