Shloka 89

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

Devanagari script

वाचश्रवा ऋचीकश् च श्यावाश्वश् च यतीश्वरः योगात्मानो महात्मानः सर्वे ते वेदपारगाः

Transliteration

vācaśravā ṛcīkaś ca śyāvāśvaś ca yatīśvaraḥ yogātmāno mahātmānaḥ sarve te vedapāragāḥ

Translation

വാചശ്രവാ, ഋചീക, ശ്യാവാശ്വ, യതീശ്വരൻ—യോഗത്തിൽ സ്ഥാപിതരായ ഈ മഹാത്മാക്കൾ—എല്ലാവരും വേദപാരഗന്മാരായിരുന്നു।

Word by Word

• वाचश्रवा (vācaśravā): Vācaśravā (a sage)

• ऋचीकः (ṛcīkaḥ): Ṛcīka (a sage)

• च (ca): and

• श्यावाश्वः (śyāvāśvaḥ): Śyāvāśva (a sage)

• च (ca): and

• यतीश्वरः (yatīśvaraḥ): Yatīśvara (lord among ascetics)

• योगात्मानः (yogātmānaḥ): those whose very self is Yoga / established in yogic realization

• महात्मानः (mahātmānaḥ): great-souled ones

• सर्वे (sarve): all

• ते (te): they

• वेदपारगाः (vedapāragāḥ): those who have reached the far shore of the Veda / consummate Veda-knowers

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Vācaśravā
• Ṛcīka
• Śyāvāśva
• Yatīśvara

FAQs

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

It establishes the authority of the tradition by naming yogic, Veda-accomplished sages—implying that Linga-upasana is grounded in both Vedic insight and realized Yoga, not mere ritualism.

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

Indirectly: by praising yogic sages as “yogātmānaḥ,” it points to Shiva as Pati—the very ground of Yoga-realization—known through disciplined practice and Vedic wisdom, leading the pashu (soul) beyond pāśa (bondage).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Yoga as a lived state (“yogātmānaḥ”) is highlighted—suggesting a Pāśupata-oriented discipline where inner realization and Vedic study together mature the seeker for Shiva-upasana.