Shloka 54

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

Devanagari script

लम्बोदरश् च लम्बाक्षो लम्बकेशः प्रलम्बकः प्राप्य माहेश्वरं योगं रुद्रलोकं गता हि ते

Transliteration

lambodaraś ca lambākṣo lambakeśaḥ pralambakaḥ prāpya māheśvaraṃ yogaṃ rudralokaṃ gatā hi te

Translation

ലംബോദരൻ, ലംബാക്ഷൻ, ലംബകേശൻ, പ്രലമ്പകൻ—മാഹേശ്വരയോഗം പ്രാപിച്ച് അവർ തീർച്ചയായും രുദ്രലോകത്തിലേക്ക് പോയി।

Word by Word

• लम्बोदरः: Lambodara (a Shiva-attendant/deity name)

• च: and

• लम्बाक्षः: Lambākṣa (long-eyed

• लम्बकेशः: Lambakeśa (long-haired

• प्रलम्बकः: Pralambaka (a named being)

• प्राप्य: having attained

• माहेश्वरम्: belonging to Maheshvara (Shiva), Māheśvara

• योगम्: yoga, spiritual discipline/union

• रुद्रलोकम्: Rudraloka, Rudra’s world

• गताः: went/attained

• हि: indeed, certainly

• ते: they

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Rudra
• Lambodara
• Lambaksha
• Lambakesha
• Pralambaka

FAQs

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

It emphasizes the fruit of steadfast Shiva-orientation (Māheśvara-yoga): the devotee (pashu) purified of pasha attains Shiva’s sphere (Rudraloka), implying that Linga-upāsanā culminates in proximity to Pati, not merely worldly merit.

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

Shiva is implied as Pati—the sovereign Lord whose own yoga (Māheśvara) is a distinct liberating path and whose realm (Rudraloka) is attained by those aligned with his tattva through discipline and grace.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Māheśvara Yoga—i.e., Shaiva/Pāśupata-oriented yogic discipline centered on Rudra-Shiva—presented as the direct means by which devotees transcend bondage and attain Rudra’s loka.