Shloka 55

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

Devanagari script

द्वादशे परिवर्ते तु शततेजा यदा मुनिः भविष्यति महातेजा व्यासस्तु कविसत्तमः

Transliteration

dvādaśe parivarte tu śatatejā yadā muniḥ bhaviṣyati mahātejā vyāsastu kavisattamaḥ

Translation

द्वादशे परिवर्ते तु शततेजा यदा मुनिः । भविष्यति महातेजा व्यासस्तु कविसत्तमः ॥

Word by Word

• द्वादशे: in the twelfth

• परिवर्ते: in the cycle/turning (of time)

• तु: indeed/but

• शततेजा: Śatatejā ("hundred-splendoured" sage)

• यदा: when

• मुनिः: the sage

• भविष्यति: will become/will arise

• महातेजा: of great radiance/tejas

• व्यासः: Vyāsa

• तु: indeed

• कविसत्तमः: the best of kavis (seer-poets)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Vyasa
• Shatateja

FAQs

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

It places Linga-centered Shiva Dharma within a time-cycle framework, implying that the transmission of Shaiva teachings (including Linga-upasana) is safeguarded by luminous rishis like Vyasa across successive parivartas.

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

Indirectly, it highlights Shiva-tattva as the steady Pati-principle whose dharma is periodically re-articulated through tejas-filled sages; the constancy of Pati contrasts with the changing parivartas that affect pashus in samsara.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No specific puja-vidhi is stated; the emphasis is on parampara—scriptural preservation and right teaching—serving as the foundation for correct Pashupata-oriented sadhana and Linga worship in later sections.