Linga Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 55

ध्यानयोगेन रुद्रदर्शनम् — रुद्रावतार-परिवर्तक्रमः, लकुली (कायावतार), पाशुपतयोगः, लिङ्गार्चन-निष्ठा

Devanagari script

द्वादशे परिवर्ते तु शततेजा यदा मुनिः भविष्यति महातेजा व्यासस्तु कविसत्तमः

Transliteration

dvādaśe parivarte tu śatatejā yadā muniḥ bhaviṣyati mahātejā vyāsastu kavisattamaḥ

Translation

बारहवें परिवर्तन-चक्र में जब ‘शततेजा’ मुनि प्रकट होंगे, तब महातेजस्वी, कवियों में श्रेष्ठ व्यास भी प्रादुर्भूत होंगे।

Word by Word

• द्वादशे: in the twelfth

• परिवर्ते: in the cycle/turning (of time)

• तु: indeed/but

• शततेजा: Śatatejā ("hundred-splendoured" sage)

• यदा: when

• मुनिः: the sage

• भविष्यति: will become/will arise

• महातेजा: of great radiance/tejas

• व्यासः: Vyāsa

• तु: indeed

• कविसत्तमः: the best of kavis (seer-poets)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Vyasa
• Shatateja

FAQs

What is the importance of this verse in the context of Linga worship?

It places Linga-centered Shiva Dharma within a time-cycle framework, implying that the transmission of Shaiva teachings (including Linga-upasana) is safeguarded by luminous rishis like Vyasa across successive parivartas.

How does this verse describe the nature of Shiva (Shiva-tattva)?

Indirectly, it highlights Shiva-tattva as the steady Pati-principle whose dharma is periodically re-articulated through tejas-filled sages; the constancy of Pati contrasts with the changing parivartas that affect pashus in samsara.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No specific puja-vidhi is stated; the emphasis is on parampara—scriptural preservation and right teaching—serving as the foundation for correct Pashupata-oriented sadhana and Linga worship in later sections.