Shloka 37

Adhyaya 79 — Bhakti-Mahima and Linga-Archana-Vidhi

Condensed Ritual Sequence

Devanagari script

व्यासेन कथितः पूर्वं श्रुत्वा रुद्रमुखात्स्वयम्

Transliteration

vyāsena kathitaḥ pūrvaṃ śrutvā rudramukhātsvayam

Translation

Autrefois, Vyāsa l’enseigna après l’avoir entendu lui-même de la bouche même de Rudra ; ainsi l’instruction śaiva est préservée comme révélation directe de Pati (Śiva), pour la délivrance du paśu (l’âme liée).

Word by Word

• व्यासेन: by Vyāsa

• कथितः: was spoken/expounded

• पूर्वम्: formerly/earlier

• श्रुत्वा: having heard

• रुद्रमुखात्: from the mouth of Rudra (Śiva)

• स्वयम्: himself/personally

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the provenance of the teaching to the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya)