Shloka 71

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

Devanagari script

योगात्मानो महात्मानः सर्वे ते ह्यूर्ध्वरेतसः प्राप्य माहेश्वरं योगं रुद्रलोकाय ते गताः

Transliteration

yogātmāno mahātmānaḥ sarve te hyūrdhvaretasaḥ prāpya māheśvaraṃ yogaṃ rudralokāya te gatāḥ

Translation

その大いなる魂たちは、存在そのものがヨーガであり、皆まことに精気を昇華させた者（ウールドゥヴァレータス）であった。マヘーシュヴァラ・ヨーガを得て、彼らはルドラの世界へと赴いた。

Word by Word

• योगात्मानः: those whose self is Yoga, yoga-ensouled

• महात्मानः: great-souled ones

• सर्वे: all

• ते: they

• हि: indeed

• ऊर्ध्वरेतसः: with upward-flowing/semen sublimated, celibate and restrained

• प्राप्य: having attained

• माहेश्वरं योगं: the Yoga of Maheśvara (Śiva), Pāśupata-oriented union with Pati

• रुद्रलोकाय: to Rudra-loka (Śiva’s realm)

• ते गताः: they went

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Rudra
• Maheśvara

FAQs

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

It states the promised fruit of Śiva-centered discipline: by realizing Maheśvara-Yoga (devotion, meditation, and inner worship of Pati), the practitioner transcends bondage (pāśa) and reaches Rudraloka.

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

Śiva is implied as Pati—the supreme Lord and final refuge—whose Yoga is not merely technique but a state of union that grants passage beyond saṁsāra to Rudra’s realm.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Brahmacarya and sublimation (ūrdhva-retas) supporting Maheśvara/Pāśupata Yoga—steady restraint and meditative absorption directed to Śiva.