Shloka 123

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

Devanagari script

अक्षपादः कुमारश् च उलूको वत्स एव च योगात्मानो महात्मानो विमलाः शुद्धबुद्धयः

Transliteration

akṣapādaḥ kumāraś ca ulūko vatsa eva ca yogātmāno mahātmāno vimalāḥ śuddhabuddhayaḥ

Translation

അക്ഷപാദൻ, കുമാരൻ, ഉലൂകൻ, വത്സൻ—ഇവർ എല്ലാവരും യോഗാത്മാക്കളും മഹാത്മാക്കളും വിമലരും ശുദ്ധബുദ്ധിയുള്ള ഋഷിമാരുമായിരുന്നു; ശൈവമാർഗത്തിൽ നിലകൊണ്ട് പതി-ശിവന്റെ കൃപയാൽ പാശുവിനെ മോക്ഷപഥത്തിലേക്ക് നയിച്ചു।

Word by Word

• अक्षपादः (akṣapādaḥ): Akṣapāda (a sage)

• कुमारः (kumāraḥ): Kumāra (a sage)

• च (ca): and

• उलूकः (ulūkaḥ): Ulūka (a sage)

• वत्सः (vatsaḥ): Vatsa (a sage)

• एव (eva): indeed/also

• च (ca): and

• योगात्मानः (yogātmānaḥ): those whose very self is Yoga, yoga-established

• महात्मानः (mahātmānaḥ): great souls

• विमलाः (vimalāḥ): spotless, free from impurity

• शुद्धबुद्धयः (śuddha-buddhayaḥ): of purified understanding/intellect

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Akṣapāda
• Kumāra
• Ulūka
• Vatsa
• Shiva

FAQs

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

It legitimizes Linga-centered Shaiva practice by naming exemplary sages who are described as pure-minded yogins—models for approaching the Linga with inner purity (vimalatā) and disciplined awareness.

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

By implying that true purification of buddhi and the yogic self culminate in orientation to Pati (Shiva), the verse reflects Shiva-tattva as the liberating Lord whose grace is realized through purity and yogic steadiness.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The emphasis is on yogic establishment and purity of intellect—key prerequisites in Pashupata-oriented sadhana that support effective Linga-puja and the loosening of pasha (bondage).