Shloka 16

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

Devanagari script

मत्समीपं गमिष्यन्ति ध्यानयोगपरायणाः ततः पुनर्यदा ब्रह्मन् द्वितीये द्वापरे प्रभुः

Transliteration

matsamīpaṃ gamiṣyanti dhyānayogaparāyaṇāḥ tataḥ punaryadā brahman dvitīye dvāpare prabhuḥ

Translation

ധ്യാനയോഗത്തിൽ പരായണരായ ഭക്തർ എന്റെ സന്നിധിയിലേക്കു വരും. പിന്നെ, ഹേ ബ്രഹ്മൻ, രണ്ടാം ദ്വാപരയുഗം വന്നാൽ പ്രഭു യഥോചിതമായി പ്രത്യക്ഷപ്പെട്ടു പ്രവർത്തിക്കും.

Word by Word

• मत्समीपम्: near to Me

• गमिष्यन्ति: will go/will come

• ध्यान-योग-परायणाः: those wholly devoted to dhyāna-yoga (meditative discipline)

• ततः: then/thereafter

• पुनः: again

• यदा: when

• ब्रह्मन्: O Brahman (address to Brahmā or a Brahmin sage)

• द्वितीये: in the second

• द्वापरे: in Dvāpara-yuga

• प्रभुः: the Lord, the sovereign (Pati)

Speaker

Suta (narrating an internal divine teaching where Shiva speaks of yuga-wise approach to Him)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Brahma

FAQs

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

It links external reverence to inner approach: true nearness to Shiva (Pati) is attained by dhyāna-yoga, the inward worship that fulfills the meaning of the Linga as the sign of the formless Lord.

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

Shiva is presented as Prabhu—the sovereign Pati—who is approachable through disciplined contemplation, indicating His grace-bestowing transcendence while remaining accessible to the meditative Pashu.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Dhyāna-yoga (meditative absorption) is emphasized—an inner limb aligned with Pāśupata orientation, where the soul loosens pāśa (bondage) by steady contemplation of Shiva.