Shloka 89

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

Devanagari script

वाचश्रवा ऋचीकश् च श्यावाश्वश् च यतीश्वरः योगात्मानो महात्मानः सर्वे ते वेदपारगाः

Transliteration

vācaśravā ṛcīkaś ca śyāvāśvaś ca yatīśvaraḥ yogātmāno mahātmānaḥ sarve te vedapāragāḥ

Translation

Vācaśravā, Ṛcīka, Śyāvāśva und Yatīśvara—diese großgesinnten, im Yoga gegründeten—waren allesamt Meister, die das jenseitige Ufer der Veden erreicht hatten.

Word by Word

• वाचश्रवा (vācaśravā): Vācaśravā (a sage)

• ऋचीकः (ṛcīkaḥ): Ṛcīka (a sage)

• च (ca): and

• श्यावाश्वः (śyāvāśvaḥ): Śyāvāśva (a sage)

• च (ca): and

• यतीश्वरः (yatīśvaraḥ): Yatīśvara (lord among ascetics)

• योगात्मानः (yogātmānaḥ): those whose very self is Yoga / established in yogic realization

• महात्मानः (mahātmānaḥ): great-souled ones

• सर्वे (sarve): all

• ते (te): they

• वेदपारगाः (vedapāragāḥ): those who have reached the far shore of the Veda / consummate Veda-knowers

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Vācaśravā
• Ṛcīka
• Śyāvāśva
• Yatīśvara

FAQs

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

It establishes the authority of the tradition by naming yogic, Veda-accomplished sages—implying that Linga-upasana is grounded in both Vedic insight and realized Yoga, not mere ritualism.

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

Indirectly: by praising yogic sages as “yogātmānaḥ,” it points to Shiva as Pati—the very ground of Yoga-realization—known through disciplined practice and Vedic wisdom, leading the pashu (soul) beyond pāśa (bondage).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Yoga as a lived state (“yogātmānaḥ”) is highlighted—suggesting a Pāśupata-oriented discipline where inner realization and Vedic study together mature the seeker for Shiva-upasana.