Shloka 80

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

Devanagari script

तेषां शतसहस्रं तु शिष्याणां ध्यानयोगिनाम् भविष्यन्ति तदा काले सर्वे ते ध्यानयुञ्जकाः

Transliteration

teṣāṃ śatasahasraṃ tu śiṣyāṇāṃ dhyānayoginām bhaviṣyanti tadā kāle sarve te dhyānayuñjakāḥ

Translation

ఆ కాలంలో వారి ధ్యానయోగి శిష్యులు లక్షమంది ఉంటారు; వారందరూ ధ్యానంలో యుక్తులై, సాధనలో నిరంతరం నిమగ్నులై ఉంటారు।

Word by Word

• तेषाम् (teṣām): of them

• शतसहस्रम् (śata-sahasram): a hundred thousand

• तु (tu): indeed

• शिष्याणाम् (śiṣyāṇām): of disciples

• ध्यानयोगिनाम् (dhyāna-yoginām): of meditation-yogins

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

• तदा (tadā): then

• काले (kāle): at the time

• सर्वे (sarve): all

• ते (te): they

• ध्यानयुञ्जकाः (dhyāna-yuñjakāḥ): those who yoke themselves to meditation / dedicated meditators

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Purana to the sages of Naimisharanya, describing the spread of dhyana-yoga in Shiva’s tradition)

FAQs

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

It emphasizes that true Linga-worship matures into inner worship—dhyāna—where the devotee becomes steadily “yoked” to Shiva in contemplation, not merely external ritual.

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

By highlighting an immense lineage of meditators, the verse points to Shiva as Pati—the supreme Lord who draws countless pashus (souls) toward inward absorption, loosening pasha (bondage) through yogic realization.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Dhyāna-yoga—disciplined meditative absorption (leading toward samādhi), consistent with Pāśupata-oriented practice where concentration on Shiva becomes the core sādhana.