Shloka 18

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

Devanagari script

भविष्यामि कलौ तस्मिन् शिष्यानुग्रहकाम्यया तत्रापि मम ते शिष्या नामतः परिकीर्तिताः

Transliteration

bhaviṣyāmi kalau tasmin śiṣyānugrahakāmyayā tatrāpi mama te śiṣyā nāmataḥ parikīrtitāḥ

Translation

ఆ కలియుగంలో శిష్యులపై అనుగ్రహం చూపాలనే సంకల్పంతో నేను అవతరిస్తాను; అక్కడ కూడా నా శిష్యులు నామాలతోనే ప్రకటించబడ్డారు.

Word by Word

• भविष्यामि: I shall be/shall manifest

• कलौ: in Kali (Yuga)

• तस्मिन्: in that (time/age)

• शिष्य-अनुग्रह-काम्यया: with the wish to show grace to disciples

• तत्र अपि: there also/even there

• मम: of Me/My

• ते: those

• शिष्याः: disciples

• नामतः: by name

• परिकीर्तिताः: are declared/proclaimed/celebrated

Speaker

Shiva (within Suta’s narration to the sages at Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Kali Yuga

FAQs

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

It grounds Linga worship in Shiva’s ongoing anugraha: even in Kali Yuga, the Pati actively manifests and authorizes disciples (guru-lineage) who preserve right Puja and Siddhanta.

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

Shiva is shown as Pati—free, compassionate, and sovereign—who chooses to appear for the uplift of the pashu (soul), loosening pasha (bondage) through grace and right transmission.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The emphasis is on disciple-centered transmission—Pashupata-oriented discipline under a named, authorized teacher—by which Puja-vidhi and inner yoga are safeguarded in Kali Yuga.