Shloka 64

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

Devanagari script

वंशे त्वङ्गिरसां श्रेष्ठे गौतमो नाम नामतः भविष्यति महापुण्यं गौतमं नाम तद्वनम्

Transliteration

vaṃśe tvaṅgirasāṃ śreṣṭhe gautamo nāma nāmataḥ bhaviṣyati mahāpuṇyaṃ gautamaṃ nāma tadvanam

Translation

അംഗിരസന്മാരുടെ ശ്രേഷ്ഠ വംശത്തിൽ ‘ഗൗതമൻ’ എന്ന മഹർഷി ഉദിക്കും; ആ വനവും ‘ഗൗതമം’ എന്ന നാമത്തിൽ മഹാപുണ്യമായി പ്രസിദ്ധമാകും.

Word by Word

• वंशे: in the lineage

• तु: indeed

• अङ्गिरसाम्: of the Aṅgirasas

• श्रेष्ठे: in the best/excellent

• गौतमः: Gautama

• नाम: named

• नामतः: by name/nominally

• भविष्यति: will be/shall arise

• महापुण्यम्: greatly meritorious

• गौतमम्: (called) Gautama

• नाम: by the name

• तत्-वनम्: that forest

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Purana to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Gautama
• Angirasa lineage

FAQs

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

It establishes a Shaiva tirtha-context: the rise of the rishi Gautama makes the forest a mahā-puṇya kṣetra, implying that worship and austerity there become especially fruitful for devotion to Pati (Shiva).

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

Indirectly: by sanctifying place through rishi-lineage and merit, it reflects Shiva as Pati who grants grace through dharma, tapas, and sacred kṣetras—means by which the paśu moves toward release from pāśa.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Tīrtha-sevā and tapas in a sanctified vana are implied—living in a holy forest, performing Vedic-Śaiva observances and worship that accumulate puṇya supportive of Pāśupata-oriented purification.