Shloka 37

प्रसाद-ज्ञान-योग-मोक्षक्रमः तथा व्यास-रुद्रावतार-मन्वन्तर-परम्परा

Devanagari script

व्यासाश्चैवं मुनिश्रेष्ठा द्वापरे द्वापरे त्विमे योगेश्वराणां चत्वारः शिष्याः प्रत्येकमव्ययाः

Transliteration

vyāsāścaivaṃ muniśreṣṭhā dvāpare dvāpare tvime yogeśvarāṇāṃ catvāraḥ śiṣyāḥ pratyekamavyayāḥ

Translation

Thus, O best of sages, in each Dvāpara age these Vyāsas appear; and for the Yogīśvaras there are four disciples—each, in his own lineage, an unfailing bearer of that imperishable Śaiva transmission.

Word by Word

• व्यासाः (vyāsāḥ): the Vyāsas, arrangers/compilers of sacred knowledge

• च (ca): and

• एवम् (evam): thus

• मुनिश्रेष्ठाः (muniśreṣṭhāḥ): O best of sages

• द्वापरे द्वापरे (dvāpare dvāpare): in each Dvāpara age

• तु (tu): indeed

• इमे (ime): these

• योगेश्वराणाम् (yogeśvarāṇām): of the Lords of Yoga / great Shaiva yogins

• चत्वारः (catvāraḥ): four

• शिष्याः (śiṣyāḥ): disciples

• प्रत्येकम् (pratyekam): each, individually / in each case

• अव्ययाः (avyayāḥ): undecaying, imperishable, unfailing

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Vyasa
• Yogeshvaras

FAQs

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

It grounds Linga-centered Shaiva practice in an authorized lineage: in every Dvāpara age, Vyāsa and the Yogīśvaras ensure the continuity of the imperishable teaching that supports right worship, mantra, and discipline.

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

By stressing an “imperishable” transmission, it points to Śiva as Pati—the deathless source of Yoga and revelation—whose knowledge is preserved for the pashu (bound soul) across cycles despite changing yugas.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

It highlights paramparā-based Pāśupata-oriented Yoga: discipleship under Yogīśvaras, where practice is safeguarded through disciplined initiation, teaching, and repetition in each Dvāpara age.