Shloka 8

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

Devanagari script

न शक्यं मानवैर्द्रष्टुम् ऋते ध्यानादहं त्विह सप्तमे चैव वाराहे ततस्तस्मिन्पितामह

Transliteration

na śakyaṃ mānavairdraṣṭum ṛte dhyānādahaṃ tviha saptame caiva vārāhe tatastasminpitāmaha

Translation

Hier können Menschen Mich nicht wahrhaftig mit gewöhnlichen Mitteln schauen—außer durch Dhyāna (Meditation). Wahrlich, im siebten Manvantara, im Varāha-Zyklus, in eben jener Zeit, o Pitāmaha (Großvater Brahmā), ist diese Wahrheit zu erkennen.

Word by Word

• na: not

• śakyam: possible/feasible

• mānavaiḥ: by humans

• draṣṭum: to see/perceive

• ṛte: except/without

• dhyānāt: from/through meditation

• aham: I (the Lord)

• tu: indeed

• iha: here/in this world

• saptame: in the seventh

• ca eva: and indeed

• vārāhe: in the Varāha (aeon/cycle associated with Varāha)

• tataḥ: then/thereafter

• tasmin: in that (time/context)

• pitāmaha: O Grandfather (Brahmā)

Speaker

Shiva (addressing Brahma, 'Pitāmaha')

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Brahma
• Varaha

FAQs

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

It establishes that Shiva (Pati) is not grasped by mere external perception; true approach to the Linga is fulfilled through inner dhyāna—making worship both ritual and contemplative.

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

Shiva-tattva is supra-sensory and cannot be ‘seen’ like an object; He is realized through inward concentration, indicating the Lord as the transcendent Pati who reveals Himself when the pashu turns within.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Dhyāna (meditative absorption) is highlighted as the decisive practice—aligned with Pāśupata orientation where inner realization complements outer pūjā, weakening pāśa (bondage) through focused awareness of Shiva.