Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 48
शिवज्ञान-प्रश्नः तथा सृष्टौ शिवस्य स्वयमाविर्भावः
Inquiry into Śiva-knowledge and Śiva’s self-manifestation in creation
जातूकर्ण्यो हरिस्साक्षात्कृष्णद्वैपायनो मुनिः । व्यासावताराञ्छृण्वंतु कल्पयोगेश्वरान्क्रमात्
jātūkarṇyo harissākṣātkṛṣṇadvaipāyano muniḥ | vyāsāvatārāñchṛṇvaṃtu kalpayogeśvarānkramāt
Jātūkarṇya; Hari, le Seigneur Lui-même; et le sage Kṛṣṇa-Dvaipāyana (Vyāsa) — écoutez, dans l’ordre convenable, les incarnations successives de Vyāsa, ces grands Seigneurs du Yoga qui se manifestent à chaque kalpa.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Cosmic Event: kalpa-cycle: recurring manifestation of yogeśvara teachers (Vyāsa-avatāra succession)
FAQs
It affirms that sacred knowledge is preserved across cosmic cycles through enlightened sages—Vyāsa-incarnations—who function as yogic authorities ensuring the continuity of dharma and Shaiva wisdom.
By emphasizing the lineage of realized teachers, it supports the Shaiva view that correct Linga-worship and Saguna Shiva-upāsanā are learned through authentic transmission—scripture clarified by competent rishis like Vyāsa.
Śravaṇa (reverent listening) in proper sequence—study of scripture under guidance—serves as a foundational sādhana that supports mantra-japa, dhyāna, and disciplined yogic practice.