Shloka 21
ऋषभचरित्रवर्णनम् (Ṛṣabha-caritra-varṇanam) — “Account of Ṛṣabha’s Sacred Narrative”
तत्रापि मम ते पुत्राश्चत्वारो योगसाधकाः । भविष्यन्ति महात्मानस्तन्नामानि शृणुष्व मे
tatrāpi mama te putrāścatvāro yogasādhakāḥ | bhaviṣyanti mahātmānastannāmāni śṛṇuṣva me
“There too, four sons of mine will be born to you—great-souled ones, accomplished in the practice of Yoga. Now listen from me to their names.”
Lord Shiva
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: nurturing
Cosmic Event: yuga-parivarta (cyclic manifestation across ages)
FAQs
The verse highlights Shiva as Pati (the supreme Lord) who ordains spiritually capable beings—“yogasādhakāḥ”—to appear for dharma and liberation, indicating that true greatness (mahātmā) is measured by yogic discipline oriented toward moksha.
By presenting Shiva as the personal, speaking Lord who grants boons and arranges births, the verse supports Saguna Shiva devotion; such devotees commonly approach him through Linga-worship as the accessible form of the transcendent Nirguna reality.
The key instruction is yoga-sādhana—steady meditation and disciplined practice in Shiva’s contemplation—often supported in Shaiva practice by japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), along with purity disciplines such as bhasma (tripuṇḍra) and rudrākṣa where appropriate.