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
ជាតូកರ್ಣ្យ; ហរិ—ព្រះអង្គផ្ទាល់; និង មុនី ក្រឹષ્ણ-ទ្វៃបាយន (វ្យាស) —សូមស្តាប់តាមលំដាប់អំពីអវតាររបស់វ្យាស ដែលជាព្រះអម្ចាស់យោគដ៏អស្ចារ្យ បង្ហាញខ្លួនក្នុងរាល់កល្ប។
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.