Shloka 65

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

Devanagari script

तत्रापि मम ते पुत्रा भविष्यन्ति कलौ तदा अत्रिर्देवसदश्चैव श्रवणो ऽथ श्रविष्ठकः

Transliteration

tatrāpi mama te putrā bhaviṣyanti kalau tadā atrirdevasadaścaiva śravaṇo 'tha śraviṣṭhakaḥ

Translation

तत्रापि मम ते पुत्रा भविष्यन्ति कलौ तदा। अत्रिर्देवसदश्चैव श्रवणोऽथ श्रविष्ठकः॥

Word by Word

• तत्रापि: even there/in that context

• मम: my

• ते: those/these

• पुत्राः: sons

• भविष्यन्ति: will be/will come to be

• कलौ: in Kali (Kali-yuga)

• तदा: then

• अत्रिः: Atri (name of a sage/son)

• देवसदः: Devasada (proper name)

• च एव: and indeed

• श्रवणः: Śravaṇa (proper name)

• अथ: then/also

• श्रविष्ठकः: Śraviṣṭhaka (proper name)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating Purāṇic lineage material to the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya)

Characters & Entities

• Atri
• Devasada
• Shravana
• Shravisthaka
• Kali-yuga

FAQs

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

It situates Linga Purāṇa’s Shaiva teaching within a time-marked Purāṇic lineage, showing how dharma and Shaiva transmission continue into Kali-yuga through specific progenitors.

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

Indirectly: by anchoring lineage and time-cycles, it reflects Shiva as Pati—the transcendent Lord who oversees yugas and the unfolding of beings (paśus) within cosmic order.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No specific pūjā-vidhi or Pāśupata-yoga method is stated; the verse primarily records names in a Kali-yuga lineage relevant to later dharma and Shaiva transmission.