Shloka 22

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

Devanagari script

विकोशश् च विकेशश् च विपाशः शापनाशनः ते ऽपि तेनैव मार्गेण योगोक्तेन महौजसः

Transliteration

vikośaś ca vikeśaś ca vipāśaḥ śāpanāśanaḥ te 'pi tenaiva mārgeṇa yogoktena mahaujasaḥ

Translation

அவரே விகோசன், விகேசன்; அவரே விபாசன்—பாசப் பந்தங்களைத் தாண்டியவன்—மற்றும் சாபநாசனன்—சாபங்களை அழிப்பவன். அந்த மகாவலிமிகுோர் யோகத்தில் உபதேசிக்கப்பட்ட அதே வழியால் மகாதேஜஸ்வி இறைவனின் பாதையில் சென்றனர்.

Word by Word

• विकोशः: Vikośa (an epithet of Shiva, the Unfolded/Uncontracted One)

• च: and

• विकेशः: Vikeśa (an epithet of Shiva, the Lord beyond ordinary hair/attributes—signifying transcendence)

• च: and

• विपाशः: Vipāśa (free from pāśa—bondage)

• शापनाशनः: destroyer of śāpa (curses) / remover of maledictions

• ते: they

• अपि: also

• तेन एव: by that very

• मार्गेण: path/way

• योगोक्तेन: declared/expounded by Yoga (yogic instruction)

• महौजसः: of the Great-Energy/Great-Effulgent One (Mahādeva).

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya; Sahasranama-style epithets within the Linga Purana narrative)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames Shiva, worshipped as the Linga (Pati), as the remover of pāśa (bondage) and śāpa (curses), implying that Linga-upāsanā is not merely devotional but a liberating, yogic means aligned with Pāśupata discipline.

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

Shiva-tattva is shown as transcendent and liberative: Vipāśa indicates the Lord who is untouched by bonds and who frees the bound pashu; Śāpanāśana highlights His sovereign grace that neutralizes karmic and verbal afflictions like curses.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse points to the ‘yogokta mārga’—the path taught through Yoga—suggesting Pāśupata-style sādhanā (discipline, inner absorption, and Lord-centered practice) as the method by which even powerful beings proceed toward Shiva’s liberating realization.