Shloka 95

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

Devanagari script

गौतमस्तु तदा व्यासो भविष्यति महामुनिः तदाप्यहं भविष्यामि अट्टहासस्तु नामतः

Transliteration

gautamastu tadā vyāso bhaviṣyati mahāmuniḥ tadāpyahaṃ bhaviṣyāmi aṭṭahāsastu nāmataḥ

Translation

ఆ సమయంలో గౌతమ అనే మహాముని వ్యాసుడవుతాడు. అదే సమయంలో నేనును ప్రత్యక్షమవుతాను—అట్టహాస అనే నామంతో ప్రసిద్ధి పొందుతాను.

Word by Word

• गौतमः: Gautama

• तु: indeed/and

• तदा: then/at that time

• व्यासः: Vyāsa (the compiler/arranger of sacred lore)

• भविष्यति: will become/will be

• महामुनिः: great sage

• तदा अपि: even then/at that same time

• अहम्: I

• भविष्यामि: I shall be/I shall manifest

• अट्टहासः: Aṭṭahāsa (name/title, lit. ‘loud laughter’)

• तु: indeed

• नामतः: by name/as named

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating a received prophecy within the Purāṇic lineage account)

Characters & Entities

• Gautama
• Vyasa
• Shiva (implied through yogāvatāra naming)

FAQs

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

It anchors Linga worship in an authorized transmission line: Vyāsa and Shaiva yogāvatāras appear in time to preserve and re-teach Shiva-dharma, ensuring correct Linga-upāsanā for bound souls (paśu).

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

By implying a deliberate manifestation “by name,” it reflects Shiva as Pati—free, sovereign, and capable of assuming forms/titles to guide paśus beyond pāśa (bondage) through revealed teaching.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse points to Pāśupata-oriented yogic transmission—teachers and avatāras arise to re-establish discipline (yoga) and right worship (pūjā-vidhi) centered on the Linga.