Shloka 38

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

Devanagari script

सारस्वतश् च मेघश् च मेघवाहः सुवाहनः ते ऽपि तेनैव मार्गेण ध्यानयोगपरायणाः

Transliteration

sārasvataś ca meghaś ca meghavāhaḥ suvāhanaḥ te 'pi tenaiva mārgeṇa dhyānayogaparāyaṇāḥ

Translation

സാരസ്വതൻ, മേഘൻ, മേഘവാഹൻ, സുവാഹനൻ—ഇവരും അതേ മാർഗ്ഗം പിന്തുടർന്നു; ധ്യാനയോഗത്തിൽ പരായണരായി പരമപതി ശിവനിൽ ചിത്തം നിശ്ചലമാക്കി।

Word by Word

• सारस्वतः: Sārasvata (a sage/name)

• च: and

• मेघः: Megha (name)

• च: and

• मेघवाहः: Meghavāha (name, 'cloud-bearer')

• सुवाहनः: Suvāhana (name, 'good-vehicle')

• ते: they

• अपि: also

• तेन एव: by that very (same)

• मार्गेण: path/way

• ध्यान-योग-परायणाः: wholly devoted to dhyāna-yoga (meditation as a yogic discipline)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It links Shaiva devotion to the inner worship of Shiva through dhyāna-yoga—showing that realization of the Linga’s meaning (Pati) is attained by the same disciplined path followed by exemplary beings.

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

Shiva is implied as the single supreme goal of meditation—the Pati who is approached through yogic absorption, granting the paśu release from pāśa rather than merely worldly attainments.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Dhyāna-yoga is highlighted: sustained meditative orientation toward Shiva, consistent with Pāśupata-style liberation where inner concentration complements outer pūjā.