Shloka 128

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

Devanagari script

श्मशाने मृतम् उत्सृष्टं दृष्ट्वा कायम् अनाथकम् ब्राह्मणानां हितार्थाय प्रविष्टो योगमायया

Transliteration

śmaśāne mṛtam utsṛṣṭaṃ dṛṣṭvā kāyam anāthakam brāhmaṇānāṃ hitārthāya praviṣṭo yogamāyayā

Translation

ശ്മശാനത്തിൽ ഉപേക്ഷിക്കപ്പെട്ട, ആശ്രയമില്ലാതെ കിടന്ന മൃതദേഹം കണ്ടു, ബ്രാഹ്മണരുടെ ഹിതത്തിനും ധർമ്മരക്ഷയ്ക്കുമായി, അദ്ദേഹം യോഗമായയാൽ അതിൽ പ്രവേശിച്ചു।

Word by Word

• श्मशाने: in the cremation-ground

• मृतम्: dead

• उत्सृष्टम्: abandoned, cast off

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen

• कायम्: body

• अनाथकम्: without protector, ownerless

• ब्राह्मणानाम्: of the brāhmaṇas

• हितार्थाय: for the sake of welfare/benefit

• प्रविष्टः: entered

• योगमायया: by/through Yogamāyā (divine power of manifestation).

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It highlights Shiva as Pati who, through Yogamāyā, intervenes in the world to protect dharma and the brāhmaṇas—establishing the devotional basis for Linga worship as reliance on Shiva’s saving grace and governance.

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

Shiva-tattva is shown as sovereign and compassionate: untouched by death yet able to assume a body by Yogamāyā, demonstrating mastery over form for the uplift of bound souls (paśu) and the maintenance of cosmic order.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse points to Yogamāyā and yogic mastery over embodiment—an idea aligned with Pāśupata yoga where the Lord’s power and the yogin’s discipline relate to transcending fear, impurity, and bondage (pāśa), even in cremation-ground symbolism.