Shloka 11

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

Devanagari script

उत्पत्स्यामि तदा ब्रह्मन् पुनर् अस्मिन् युगान्तिके युगप्रवृत्त्या च तदा तस्मिंश् च प्रथमे युगे

Transliteration

utpatsyāmi tadā brahman punar asmin yugāntike yugapravṛttyā ca tadā tasmiṃś ca prathame yuge

Translation

హే బ్రహ్మన్, యుగాంత సంధికాలంలో నేను మళ్లీ అవతరిస్తాను. యుగచక్రం తిరిగి ప్రవృత్తమయ్యే వేళ, ఆ మొదటి యుగంలోనే నేను ఉదయిస్తాను.

Word by Word

• उत्पत्स्यामि: I shall arise/manifest

• तदा: then/at that time

• ब्रह्मन्: O Brahman (address to Brahma or a revered seer)

• पुनः: again

• अस्मिन्: in this

• युगान्तिके: at the end/close of the yuga

• युग-प्रवृत्त्या: by the commencement/turning-on of the yuga-cycle

• च: and

• तदा: then

• तस्मिन्: in that

• च: and

• प्रथमे: in the first

• युगे: yuga/age

Speaker

Shiva (as Pati, the Lord who re-manifests at cosmic transitions)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Brahma

FAQs

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

It frames Shiva as the timeless Pati who re-manifests at yuga-end and yuga-beginning—supporting Linga worship as devotion to the eternal source behind recurring creation, not merely a deity within time.

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

Shiva-tattva is presented as sovereign over cosmic cycles: He is not bound as a pashu by yugas, but freely manifests to restart order (yuga-pravṛtti), indicating transcendence over time and pralaya.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The implied practice is Pashupata-bhakti and steadiness in Linga-upasana through all phases of time—maintaining worship and yogic orientation to Pati as the stable refuge when yugas turn.