Shloka 85

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

Devanagari script

मम प्रसादाद्यास्यन्ति रुद्रलोकं गतज्वराः ततो ऽष्टादशमे चैव परिवर्ते यदा विभो

Transliteration

mama prasādādyāsyanti rudralokaṃ gatajvarāḥ tato 'ṣṭādaśame caiva parivarte yadā vibho

Translation

„Durch Meine Gnade werden sie in Rudras Welt gelangen, befreit vom Fieber weltlichen Leidens. Und dann, o Herr, wenn der achtzehnte kosmische Umlauf (parivarta) eintritt …“

Word by Word

• मम: my

• प्रसादात्: by grace/favor

• यास्यन्ति: they will go/attain

• रुद्रलोकम्: the world of Rudra (Shiva’s realm)

• गत-ज्वराः: those whose fever has departed (freed from affliction)

• ततः: then/thereafter

• अष्टादशमे: in the eighteenth

• च एव: and indeed

• परिवर्ते: in the cycle/turning (cosmic period)

• यदा: when

• विभो: O Mighty One (epithet of the Lord)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating an embedded discourse concerning Shiva’s grace and Rudraloka)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva (Rudra)

FAQs

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

It frames liberation as the direct fruit of Shiva’s prasāda: the devotee (pashu) is released from the ‘fever’ of saṃsāra and attains Rudraloka, emphasizing that Linga-bhakti culminates in Shiva’s anugraha rather than mere ritual merit.

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

Shiva is implied as Pati—the sovereign bestower of grace—whose anugraha alone removes inner affliction (jvara) and grants entry to His own realm, indicating transcendence over karmic bondage (pāśa) and lordship over cosmic cycles (parivarta).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse highlights the siddhāntic principle of anugraha as the decisive factor; it aligns with Pāśupata-oriented devotion and inner purification where practice ripens into grace, resulting in freedom from saṃsāric distress and attainment of Rudra’s abode.