Shloka 79

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

Devanagari script

भविष्यन्ति महात्मानो निर्ममा निरहंकृताः उतथ्यो वामदेवश् च महायोगो महाबलः

Transliteration

bhaviṣyanti mahātmāno nirmamā nirahaṃkṛtāḥ utathyo vāmadevaś ca mahāyogo mahābalaḥ

Translation

भविष्यन्ति महात्मानो निर्ममा निरहंकृताः। उतथ्यो वामदेवश् च महायोगो महाबलः॥

Word by Word

• भविष्यन्ति: will come to be / will arise

• महात्मानः: great-souled beings, exalted sages

• निर्ममाः: without ‘mine-ness’, free from possessiveness

• निरहंकृताः: without ego-making, free from ‘I’-sense

• उतथ्यः: Utathya (a revered Vedic sage)

• वामदेवः: Vāmadeva (a great rishi associated with Shaiva realization)

• च: and

• महायोगः: the Great Yogi (a supremely accomplished yogin, aligned with Pāśupata discipline)

• महाबलः: of great power/strength

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Linga Purana to the sages at Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Utathya
• Vamadeva

FAQs

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

It highlights the inner qualification behind true Shiva-bhakti—nirmama (non-possessiveness) and nirahaṃkāra (egolessness)—the mindset that makes Linga-puja spiritually efficacious rather than merely ritualistic.

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

By praising egoless, desireless mahātmās, the verse points to Shiva-tattva as the state where pasha (bondage) born of ‘I’ and ‘mine’ is dissolved, revealing the soul (pashu) oriented to Pati (Shiva) through yogic purity.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The emphasis is yogic: cultivating nirahaṃkāra and nirmamatā—core disciplines aligned with Pāśupata-style renunciation and inner absorption—supporting steady worship and contemplation of Mahādeva as the Supreme Pati.