Shloka 10
एकोनविंशतिशिवावतारवर्णनम्
Description of the Nineteen Manifestations/Avatāras of Śiva
यदा व्यासस्तु रक्षाख्यः पर्याये तु चतुर्दशे । वंश आङ्गिरसे तत्र भविताहं च गौतमः
yadā vyāsastu rakṣākhyaḥ paryāye tu caturdaśe | vaṃśa āṅgirase tatra bhavitāhaṃ ca gautamaḥ
When, in the fourteenth succession, the Vyāsa named Rakṣa appears, then in that era—within the lineage of Aṅgiras—I shall be born as Gautama.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
FAQs
It emphasizes the orderly transmission of sacred knowledge across cosmic cycles through the Vyāsa succession and rishi lineages, showing how Shaiva dharma is preserved and re-manifested for beings in each era.
By situating revelation within a living lineage, it implies that practices like Linga-worship and Shaiva observances are not random inventions but received teachings carried forward by authorized seers and compilers in each cycle.
The practical takeaway is lineage-based learning: receive Shaiva mantra and worship methods (such as the Panchākṣarī and Linga-pūjā) through a trustworthy teacher-tradition, maintaining continuity and purity of practice.