Shloka 122

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

Devanagari script

प्रभासतीर्थमासाद्य योगात्मा योगविश्रुतः तत्रापि मम ते शिष्या भविष्यन्ति तपोधनाः

Transliteration

prabhāsatīrthamāsādya yogātmā yogaviśrutaḥ tatrāpi mama te śiṣyā bhaviṣyanti tapodhanāḥ

Translation

ప్రభాస తీర్థాన్ని చేరి, యోగాత్ముడూ యోగవిశ్రుతుడైన ఆ యోగి ఇలా అంటాడు—‘ప్రియమా! అక్కడ కూడా నా శిష్యులు తపోధనులై, తపస్సులో స్థిరులుగా అవతరిస్తారు.’

Word by Word

• प्रभासतीर्थम् (prabhāsatīrtham): the Prabhāsa sacred tīrtha

• आसाद्य (āsādya): having reached/attained

• योगात्मा (yogātmā): one whose essence is Yoga, a yogic-souled one

• योगविश्रुतः (yogaviśrutaḥ): famed for Yoga, celebrated as a yogin

• तत्रापि (tatrāpi): there also/even there

• मम (mama): my

• ते (te): O you/dear one (vocative sense)

• शिष्या (śiṣyāḥ): disciples

• भविष्यन्ति (bhaviṣyanti): will come to be/will arise

• तपोधनाः (tapodhanāḥ): those rich in austerity, ascetics whose wealth is tapas

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating an internal prophetic statement about a yogic Shaiva lineage at Prabhasa)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It links a major tīrtha (Prabhāsa) with the continuity of Shiva’s disciplic tradition—implying that pilgrimage and Linga-upāsanā are sustained through tapas-filled gurus and śiṣyas who preserve Shaiva practice.

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

Shiva-tattva is reflected through Yoga as an expression of Pati (the Lord) guiding Pashus (souls) toward purification; the rise of tapas-rich disciples indicates Shiva’s grace operating through lineage to loosen Pāśa (bondage).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Pāśupata-oriented Yoga grounded in tapas and guru-śiṣya transmission at a tīrtha—suggesting disciplined sādhanā (austerity, meditation, and Shaiva observance) as the means to spiritual maturation.