Shloka 27
ऋषभचरित्रवर्णनम् (Ṛṣabha-caritra-varṇanam) — “Account of Ṛṣabha’s Sacred Narrative”
सप्तमे परिवर्ते तु यदा व्यासः शतक्रतुः । तदाप्यहं भविष्यामि जैगीषव्यो विभुर्विधे
saptame parivarte tu yadā vyāsaḥ śatakratuḥ | tadāpyahaṃ bhaviṣyāmi jaigīṣavyo vibhurvidhe
おおヴィデー（遍く秩序を定めるブラフマー）よ、第七の変転の周期において、ヴェーダを編纂するヴィヤーサがシャタクラトゥ（インドラ）となるその時、わたしもまた顕現し、「ジャイギーシャヴ்ய」として知られ、神聖なる秩序を護持するであろう。
Lord Shiva
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Sthala Purana: The verse situates Śiva’s compassionate self-manifestation (avatāra-like descent) within a future parivarta to uphold dharma and guide beings; it is a cosmic-cycle framing rather than a specific shrine origin.
Significance: Contemplation of Śiva as the transcendent Lord who nevertheless ‘becomes’ accessible in time for the protection of order and the uplift of devotees.
Role: liberating
Cosmic Event: parivarta (cyclical turn of cosmic time); role-changes of cosmic offices (Vyāsa/Indra) within a future cycle
FAQs
It teaches that Shiva, the supreme Pati, freely assumes appropriate forms in different cycles of time to sustain dharma and guide beings toward liberation through grace.
By declaring future manifestation with a specific name, the verse supports Saguna worship—approaching Shiva through knowable forms—while implying that the same all-pervading Lord remains one reality behind every form, including the Linga.
Contemplate Shiva as Vibhu (all-pervading) while worshiping a chosen Saguna form—especially through japa of the Panchakshara mantra (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) to align one’s life with dharma across changing times.