Shloka 36

प्रसाद-ज्ञान-योग-मोक्षक्रमः तथा व्यास-रुद्रावतार-मन्वन्तर-परम्परा

Devanagari script

वैवस्वते ऽन्तरे सम्यक् प्रोक्ता हि परमात्मनः योगाचार्यावतारा ये सर्वावर्तेषु सुव्रताः

Transliteration

vaivasvate 'ntare samyak proktā hi paramātmanaḥ yogācāryāvatārā ye sarvāvarteṣu suvratāḥ

Translation

ವೈವಸ್ವತ ಮನ್ವಂತರದಲ್ಲಿ ಪರಮಾತ್ಮನ ಯೋಗಾಚಾರ್ಯ ಅವತಾರಗಳು ಸಮ್ಯಕವಾಗಿ ಪ್ರಕಟಿಸಲ್ಪಟ್ಟಿವೆ—ಪ್ರತಿ ಆವರ್ತದಲ್ಲೂ ಪ್ರकट होकर ನಿಯಮಶೀಲ ಧರ್ಮವನ್ನು ಧರಿಸುವ ಸುವ್ರತ ಗುರುಗಳು ಅವರು।

Word by Word

• वैवस्वते अन्तरे: in the Vaivasvata Manvantara

• सम्यक्: correctly, in due order

• प्रोक्ता: have been proclaimed/taught

• हि: indeed

• परमात्मनः: of the Paramātman (the Supreme Lord, Pati)

• योगाचार्य-अवताराः: incarnations as teachers of Yoga (Pāśupata-oriented instructors)

• ये: who

• सर्व-आवर्तेषु: in all cycles/turnings (recurrent ages/periods)

• सुव्रताः: of good vows, firmly disciplined

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames Shiva (Paramātman/Pati) as repeatedly manifesting as Yogācāryas to establish right discipline; Linga-worship is thus supported not only by ritual but by yogic vows that purify the devotee (pashu) from bondage (pāśa).

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

Shiva is indicated as Paramātman—the supreme governing reality—who compassionately takes instructive forms to guide souls, showing Pati as the source of both revelation and the path of liberation.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The emphasis is on yogic vrata (suvrata) and the Pāśupata-style discipline taught by Shiva’s Yogācārya-avatāras, implying steady conduct, restraint, and repeated renewal of the path across cycles.