Shloka 51

प्रसाद-ज्ञान-योग-मोक्षक्रमः तथा व्यास-रुद्रावतार-मन्वन्तर-परम्परा

Devanagari script

उलूको विद्युतश्चैव मण्डूको ह्याश्वलायनः अक्षपादः कुमारश् च उलूको वत्स एव च

Transliteration

ulūko vidyutaścaiva maṇḍūko hyāśvalāyanaḥ akṣapādaḥ kumāraś ca ulūko vatsa eva ca

Translation

उलूक, विद्युत, मांडूक व आश्वलायन; अक्षपाद व कुमार—तसेच उलूक आणि वत्स—हे नामनिर्दिष्ट आचार्य या शैव-शास्त्राच्या पवित्र परंपरेचे प्रसारक आहेत।

Word by Word

• उलूकः: Ulūka (a sage/teacher)

• विद्युतः: Vidyuta (a sage/teacher)

• च एव: and indeed

• मण्डूकः: Maṇḍūka (a sage/teacher)

• हि: indeed

• आश्वलायनः: Āśvalāyana (a sage/teacher)

• अक्षपादः: Akṣapāda (a sage/teacher)

• कुमारः: Kumāra (a teacher/name)

• च: and

• वत्सः: Vatsa (a teacher/name)

• एव च: and also

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Uluka
• Vidyuta
• Manduka
• Ashvalayana
• Akshapada
• Kumara
• Vatsa

FAQs

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

It emphasizes that Linga-centered Shaiva dharma is safeguarded through an authorized paramparā (succession of teachers), which is essential for correct understanding and practice of Shiva-pūjā and its inner intent.

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

Indirectly, by highlighting transmission: Shiva-tattva as Pati (the Lord) is approached through revealed teaching carried by realized seers, ensuring the pashu (soul) receives right knowledge to loosen pasha (bondage).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No single rite is specified; the takeaway is the primacy of guru-paramparā for Pāśupata-oriented discipline—right recitation, right meaning, and right observance grounded in Shaiva revelation.