Shloka 140

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

Devanagari script

तत्र श्रुतिसमूहानां विभागो धर्मलक्षणः भविष्यति तदा कल्पे कृष्णद्वैपायनो यदा

Transliteration

tatra śrutisamūhānāṃ vibhāgo dharmalakṣaṇaḥ bhaviṣyati tadā kalpe kṛṣṇadvaipāyano yadā

Translation

ആ കല്പത്തിൽ കൃഷ്ണദ്വൈപായനൻ (വ്യാസൻ) അവതരിക്കുമ്പോൾ, ശ്രുതി-സമൂഹങ്ങൾ ധർമ്മലക്ഷണങ്ങൾ അനുസരിച്ച് വിഭജിച്ച് ക്രമീകരിക്കപ്പെടും.

Word by Word

• tatra: there/in that context

• śruti-samūhānām: of the collections of Śruti (Vedic revelation)

• vibhāgaḥ: division, classification

• dharma-lakṣaṇaḥ: characterized by/defined through dharma’s distinguishing marks

• bhaviṣyati: will come to be, will happen

• tadā: then

• kalpe: in the kalpa, in the age-cycle

• kṛṣṇadvaipāyanaḥ: Kṛṣṇadvaipāyana (Vedavyāsa)

• yadā: when

Speaker

Suta

Characters & Entities

• Krishnadvaipayana (Vyasa)
• Shruti (Veda)

FAQs

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

It grounds Śaiva ritual and Linga-pūjā in a dharma-based ordering of Śruti: when Vedic revelation is systematized by Vyāsa, the dharmic framework that supports Mahādeva’s worship becomes accessible and preservable for later ages.

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

Indirectly, it presents Śiva-tattva as aligned with dharma and śāstra: Pati (Śiva) is approached through a rightly ordered revelation (Śruti) whose divisions serve the discernment of dharma, guiding the bound pashu toward liberation.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse highlights śāstra-pramāṇa (scriptural authority) as the basis for practice—implying that Vedic rites and disciplined observances (including Śaiva pūjā and Pāśupata-oriented sādhana) depend on the dharma-based organization of Śruti attributed to Vyāsa.