Shloka 27
एकोनविंशतिशिवावतारवर्णनम्
Description of the Nineteen Manifestations/Avatāras of Śiva
तत्रापि मम ते पुत्रा भवि ष्यन्ति सुयोगिनः । सुमन्तुर्बबरिर्विद्वान् कबंधः कुशिकन्धरः
tatrāpi mama te putrā bhavi ṣyanti suyoginaḥ | sumanturbabarirvidvān kabaṃdhaḥ kuśikandharaḥ
“There too, those sons of mine will be born to you—accomplished yogins: Sumantu, Babari, the learned Kabandha, and Kuśikandhara.”
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga passage; it functions as a Purāṇic genealogical/prophetic notice about Śiva’s emanated lineages producing yogic sages across cycles.
Significance: Hearing/remembering the names of Śiva-connected yogins is framed in Purāṇas as smaraṇa that supports śraddhā and sādhusaṅga, indirectly aiding liberation.
Cosmic Event: yuga-cycle succession (implicit)
FAQs
The verse highlights that spiritual merit and divine purpose manifest as progeny who are “suyogins”—souls naturally inclined toward yoga, knowledge, and restraint, indicating the continuity of dharma and Shaiva-oriented spiritual culture through realized lineages.
By presenting yogic, learned sons as the fruit of divine arrangement, the text implies that Saguna Shiva’s grace expresses itself in the world as wisdom-bearing lineages who uphold worship, mantra, and disciplined practice—often centered on Shiva’s forms such as the Linga.
The direct emphasis is on becoming “suyogin” (well-established in yoga): steady meditation, mantra-japa (especially Shaiva mantra practice), and a disciplined life of purity and study—practices that support inner union with Pati (Shiva).