Shloka 5
ऋषभचरित्रवर्णनम् (Ṛṣabha-caritra-varṇanam) — “Account of Ṛṣabha’s Sacred Narrative”
युगप्रवृत्त्या च तदा तस्मिंश्च प्रथमे युगे । द्वापरे प्रथमे ब्रह्मन्यदा व्यासः स्वयंप्रभुः
yugapravṛttyā ca tadā tasmiṃśca prathame yuge | dvāpare prathame brahmanyadā vyāsaḥ svayaṃprabhuḥ
Und so, mit dem Beginn des Laufs der Zeitalter, in eben jenem ersten Yuga — und wiederum, o Brahmane, zu Beginn des Dvāpara — erschien Vyāsa, der Selbstleuchtende, aus eigener göttlicher Kraft.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
Role: teaching
Cosmic Event: Yuga-pravṛtti; appearance of Vyāsa at Dvāpara’s beginning (a yuga-sandhi function for preserving/ordering dharma and śāstra)
FAQs
It highlights that at pivotal transitions of time (Yuga beginnings), divine guidance arises through enlightened seers like Vyāsa, ensuring dharma and Shaiva truth remain accessible for seekers.
By indicating the periodic manifestation of Vyāsa, the verse implies the preservation and transmission of Shaiva agama-purāṇic teachings that support Saguna Shiva worship—especially the Linga as a stable focus for devotion across changing ages.
The takeaway is disciplined scriptural recitation and remembrance: study/listen to Shaiva narratives and uphold daily Shiva-japa (e.g., Panchakshara) as a time-tested support when dharma declines in later Yugas.