Shloka 63

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

Devanagari script

यदा व्यासस्तरक्षुस्तु पर्याये तु चतुर्दशे तत्रापि पुनरेवाहं भविष्यामि युगान्तिके

Transliteration

yadā vyāsastarakṣustu paryāye tu caturdaśe tatrāpi punarevāhaṃ bhaviṣyāmi yugāntike

Translation

பதினான்காம் பரம்பரையில் வ்யாசர் தரக்ஷுவாக இருப்பார்; அப்போது யுகாந்தச் சந்தியில் அங்கேயும் நான் மீண்டும் வெளிப்படுவேன்.

Word by Word

• yadā: when

• vyāsaḥ: the compiler-sage Vyāsa

• tarakṣuḥ: Tarakṣu (name of a Vyāsa in a given cycle)

• tu: indeed

• paryāye: in the succession/turn (cycle)

• tu: and/indeed

• caturdaśe: in the fourteenth

• tatra api: even there/also in that

• punaḥ: again

• eva: certainly

• aham: I

• bhaviṣyāmi: I shall be/shall manifest

• yugāntike: at the end-juncture of a yuga

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating a traditional prophetic statement within the Purana’s yuga/Manvantara framework)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Vyasa

FAQs

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

It frames Linga-centered Shaiva revelation as cyclical: at yuga-end transitions, Shiva’s presence and teaching reappear so the tradition of worship and liberation does not break.

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

Shiva-tattva is shown as timeless and compassionate—manifesting repeatedly at cosmic turning-points to restore dharma and grant anugraha (grace) to paśus bound by pāśa.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse emphasizes the yuga-end renewal of Shaiva upāyas—especially Pāśupata-oriented discipline and Linga-pūjā—as channels for release from bondage through Pati’s grace.