Shloka 122

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

Devanagari script

प्रभासतीर्थमासाद्य योगात्मा योगविश्रुतः तत्रापि मम ते शिष्या भविष्यन्ति तपोधनाः

Transliteration

prabhāsatīrthamāsādya yogātmā yogaviśrutaḥ tatrāpi mama te śiṣyā bhaviṣyanti tapodhanāḥ

Translation

Having reached the sacred ford of Prabhāsa, that yogin—whose very self is Yoga and who is renowned for Yoga—declares: “There too, O dear one, my disciples will arise—treasuries of tapas—steadfast in austerity.”

Word by Word

• प्रभासतीर्थम् (prabhāsatīrtham): the Prabhāsa sacred tīrtha

• आसाद्य (āsādya): having reached/attained

• योगात्मा (yogātmā): one whose essence is Yoga, a yogic-souled one

• योगविश्रुतः (yogaviśrutaḥ): famed for Yoga, celebrated as a yogin

• तत्रापि (tatrāpi): there also/even there

• मम (mama): my

• ते (te): O you/dear one (vocative sense)

• शिष्या (śiṣyāḥ): disciples

• भविष्यन्ति (bhaviṣyanti): will come to be/will arise

• तपोधनाः (tapodhanāḥ): those rich in austerity, ascetics whose wealth is tapas

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating an internal prophetic statement about a yogic Shaiva lineage at Prabhasa)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It links a major tīrtha (Prabhāsa) with the continuity of Shiva’s disciplic tradition—implying that pilgrimage and Linga-upāsanā are sustained through tapas-filled gurus and śiṣyas who preserve Shaiva practice.

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

Shiva-tattva is reflected through Yoga as an expression of Pati (the Lord) guiding Pashus (souls) toward purification; the rise of tapas-rich disciples indicates Shiva’s grace operating through lineage to loosen Pāśa (bondage).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Pāśupata-oriented Yoga grounded in tapas and guru-śiṣya transmission at a tīrtha—suggesting disciplined sādhanā (austerity, meditation, and Shaiva observance) as the means to spiritual maturation.