Shloka 10
एकोनविंशतिशिवावतारवर्णनम्
Description of the Nineteen Manifestations/Avatāras of Śiva
यदा व्यासस्तु रक्षाख्यः पर्याये तु चतुर्दशे । वंश आङ्गिरसे तत्र भविताहं च गौतमः
yadā vyāsastu rakṣākhyaḥ paryāye tu caturdaśe | vaṃśa āṅgirase tatra bhavitāhaṃ ca gautamaḥ
Quando, na décima quarta sucessão, surgir o Vyāsa chamado Rakṣa, então, nessa era—na linhagem de Aṅgiras—eu nascerei como Gautama.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Cosmic Event: Cyclic succession of Vyāsas (caturdaśa-paryāya)
FAQs
It emphasizes the orderly transmission of sacred knowledge across cosmic cycles through the Vyāsa succession and rishi lineages, showing how Shaiva dharma is preserved and re-manifested for beings in each era.
By situating revelation within a living lineage, it implies that practices like Linga-worship and Shaiva observances are not random inventions but received teachings carried forward by authorized seers and compilers in each cycle.
The practical takeaway is lineage-based learning: receive Shaiva mantra and worship methods (such as the Panchākṣarī and Linga-pūjā) through a trustworthy teacher-tradition, maintaining continuity and purity of practice.