Shloka 114

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

Devanagari script

ते ऽपि तेनैव मार्गेण रुद्रलोकाय संस्थिताः पञ्चविंशे पुनः प्राप्ते परिवर्ते क्रमागते

Transliteration

te 'pi tenaiva mārgeṇa rudralokāya saṃsthitāḥ pañcaviṃśe punaḥ prāpte parivarte kramāgate

Translation

അവരും അതേ മാർഗ്ഗത്തിലൂടെ രുദ്രലോകത്തിൽ സ്ഥാപിതരായി. പിന്നെ ക്രമമായി ഇരുപത്തിയഞ്ചാം പരിവർത്തം വന്നപ്പോൾ, കാലചക്രവിധിപ്രകാരം അവർ വീണ്ടും മടങ്ങിവന്നു.

Word by Word

• te api: they also

• tena eva mārgeṇa: by that very path (same means/practice)

• rudralokāya: to Rudra-loka, the realm of Lord Rudra

• saṃsthitāḥ: established, firmly abiding

• pañcaviṃśe: in the twenty-fifth

• punaḥ: again

• prāpte: when attained/arrived

• parivarte: in the cycle/turning (of a kalpa or age)

• krama-āgate: having come according to sequence, in proper order

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Rudra

FAQs

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

It links the “same path” of Shaiva discipline—rooted in devotion to Rudra and Linga-centered orientation—to attaining Rudra-loka, showing Linga-bhakti as a mārga leading the pashu toward the Pati’s realm.

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

Shiva is implied as Pati, the sovereign of Rudra-loka, whose domain is a higher station of being; reaching it indicates proximity to Shiva-tattva and loosening of pasha through his grace and the prescribed mārga.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse emphasizes adherence to a specific “mārga” (path)—understood in Shaiva terms as Pashupata-oriented practice combining Rudra-bhakti, discipline, and contemplative alignment—by which aspirants attain Rudra-loka and reappear according to cosmic order.