Shloka 24
ऋषभचरित्रवर्णनम् (Ṛṣabha-caritra-varṇanam) — “Account of Ṛṣabha’s Sacred Narrative”
परिवर्ते पुनः षष्ठे द्वापरे लोककारकः । कर्ता वेदविभागस्य मृत्युर्व्यासो भविष्यति
parivarte punaḥ ṣaṣṭhe dvāpare lokakārakaḥ | kartā vedavibhāgasya mṛtyurvyāso bhaviṣyati
Sekali lagi, dalam kitaran keenam, pada zaman Dvāpara, Sang Pencipta Dunia akan menjelma sebagai Mṛtyu‑Vyāsa, yang akan menyusun serta membahagikan Veda demi kesejahteraan makhluk.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Role: teaching
Cosmic Event: parivarta (sixth cycle) in Dvāpara-yuga; dharma-maintenance via Veda-vibhāga
FAQs
It teaches that in every age Shiva, the Lord who governs time and cosmic order, provides guidance suited to beings—here by manifesting a Vyāsa who organizes sacred knowledge so dharma and liberation remain accessible.
By calling the divine source “lokakāraka,” the verse points to Saguna Shiva’s compassionate activity in history: he sustains the world not only through worship-forms like the Liṅga, but also through preserving scripture and right practice.
The practical takeaway is disciplined study/recitation of Vedic and Shaiva teachings with devotion to Shiva—ideally supported by daily japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) as the inner means to make scriptural knowledge transformative.