Shloka 47
एकोनविंशतिशिवावतारवर्णनम्
Description of the Nineteen Manifestations/Avatāras of Śiva
दिव्यां मेरुगुहां पुण्यां त्वया सार्द्धं च विष्णुना । भविष्यामि तदा ब्रह्मंल्लकुली नामनामतः
divyāṃ meruguhāṃ puṇyāṃ tvayā sārddhaṃ ca viṣṇunā | bhaviṣyāmi tadā brahmaṃllakulī nāmanāmataḥ
O Brahmā, dann werde ich zusammen mit dir und mit Viṣṇu in die göttliche und heilige Höhle des Meru eintreten, und dort werde ich mich unter dem Namen Lakulī offenbaren.
Lord Shiva
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha
Sthala Purana: Meru-guhā functions as a trans-cosmic siddha-locus where Śiva declares an intentional manifestation as Lakulī, aligning with Pāśupata-avatāra traditions rather than a Jyotirliṅga origin.
Significance: Frames a paradigmatic ‘guru-manifestation’ site: the sanctity lies in transmission of Śaiva yoga/dīkṣā and lineage-founding grace.
Role: teaching
FAQs
The verse highlights that the Supreme Pati (Shiva) freely assumes a saguna form—here named Lakulī—to sanctify a sacred locus (Meru cave) and to guide even Brahmā and Viṣṇu, affirming Shiva’s supreme, compassionate governance over cosmic order and liberation.
By declaring a named manifestation (Lakulī), the text supports saguna upāsanā: devotees may approach Shiva through concrete forms, sacred places, and narratives while recognizing that such forms point to the same transcendent Lord worshipped as the Linga.
A practical takeaway is smaraṇa (devotional remembrance) of Shiva’s divine manifestations while japa of the Panchākṣarī—“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—and, where traditional, Linga-pūjā with vibhūti (Tripuṇḍra) and rudrākṣa as aids to steadiness and devotion.