Shloka 21

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

Devanagari script

तदाप्यहं भविष्यामि दमनस्तु युगान्तिके तत्रापि च भविष्यन्ति चत्वारो मम पुत्रकाः

Transliteration

tadāpyahaṃ bhaviṣyāmi damanastu yugāntike tatrāpi ca bhaviṣyanti catvāro mama putrakāḥ

Translation

तदाप्यहं भविष्यामि, युगान्तिके दमन इति प्रसिद्धो भविष्यामि। तत्रापि मम चत्वारः पुत्रकाः सम्भविष्यन्ति॥

Word by Word

• तदा अपि (tadā api): even then

• अहम् (aham): I

• भविष्यामि (bhaviṣyāmi): I shall become / I shall be

• दमनः (damanaḥ): Daman (name/title)

• तु (tu): indeed/and

• युगान्तिके (yugāntike): at the end of the yuga

• तत्र अपि (tatra api): there also

• च (ca): and

• भविष्यन्ति (bhaviṣyanti): will be / will arise

• चत्वारः (catvāraḥ): four

• मम (mama): my

• पुत्रकाः (putrakāḥ): sons

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating an internal prophecy/lineage account)

Characters & Entities

• Daman

FAQs

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

It frames Linga-Purana cosmology as cyclical: devotees and lineages recur across yugas, supporting the idea that Linga-worship and Shaiva dharma persist through dissolution and renewal.

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

Indirectly, it points to Shiva as Pati who governs yuga-cycles, while individual identities (pashus) re-manifest in time under cosmic order; the Lord remains the steady ground of recurrence.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No specific puja-vidhi is stated; the takeaway aligns with Pashupata insight that disciplined continuity of dharma and devotion carries across cycles of time, preparing the pashu for Shiva’s grace.