Shloka 16

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

Devanagari script

मत्समीपं गमिष्यन्ति ध्यानयोगपरायणाः ततः पुनर्यदा ब्रह्मन् द्वितीये द्वापरे प्रभुः

Transliteration

matsamīpaṃ gamiṣyanti dhyānayogaparāyaṇāḥ tataḥ punaryadā brahman dvitīye dvāpare prabhuḥ

Translation

瞑想のヨーガに専心する者たちは、わたしのもとへ近づいて来る。さらに、ブラフマンよ、第二のドヴァーパラの時代が到来するとき、主は時に応じて顕現し、しかるべく行為される。

Word by Word

• मत्समीपम्: near to Me

• गमिष्यन्ति: will go/will come

• ध्यान-योग-परायणाः: those wholly devoted to dhyāna-yoga (meditative discipline)

• ततः: then/thereafter

• पुनः: again

• यदा: when

• ब्रह्मन्: O Brahman (address to Brahmā or a Brahmin sage)

• द्वितीये: in the second

• द्वापरे: in Dvāpara-yuga

• प्रभुः: the Lord, the sovereign (Pati)

Speaker

Suta (narrating an internal divine teaching where Shiva speaks of yuga-wise approach to Him)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Brahma

FAQs

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

It links external reverence to inner approach: true nearness to Shiva (Pati) is attained by dhyāna-yoga, the inward worship that fulfills the meaning of the Linga as the sign of the formless Lord.

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

Shiva is presented as Prabhu—the sovereign Pati—who is approachable through disciplined contemplation, indicating His grace-bestowing transcendence while remaining accessible to the meditative Pashu.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Dhyāna-yoga (meditative absorption) is emphasized—an inner limb aligned with Pāśupata orientation, where the soul loosens pāśa (bondage) by steady contemplation of Shiva.