Shloka 13

रक्तकल्पे वामदेवदर्शनं चतुर्कुमारोत्पत्तिः

Devanagari script

धर्मोपदेशमखिलं कृत्वा ते ब्रह्मणः प्रियाः पुनरेव महादेवं प्रविष्टा रुद्रमव्ययम्

Transliteration

dharmopadeśamakhilaṃ kṛtvā te brahmaṇaḥ priyāḥ punareva mahādevaṃ praviṣṭā rudramavyayam

Translation

ครั้นแสดงธรรมโอวาทโดยครบถ้วนแล้ว ผู้เป็นที่รักของพระพรหมาเหล่านั้นก็กลับเข้าสู่มหาเทวะ—รุทระผู้ไม่เสื่อมสลาย—และหลอมรวมสู่พระปติผู้พ้นจากความเสื่อมและความแปรเปลี่ยน

Word by Word

• धर्मोपदेशम्: instruction in dharma

• अखिलम्: entire, complete

• कृत्वा: having done, having performed

• ते: they

• ब्रह्मणः: of Brahmā

• प्रियाः: beloved, dear ones

• पुनर् एव: again indeed

• महादेवम्: Mahādeva (the Great Lord)

• प्रविष्टाः: entered, merged into

• रुद्रम्: Rudra (Shiva as the Lord of dissolution and grace)

• अव्ययम्: imperishable, undecaying

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Purana; internal event described about Brahma’s dear ones returning into Rudra)

Characters & Entities

• Brahma
• Mahadeva
• Rudra

FAQs

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

It frames dharma-upadeśa as leading back to Rudra, implying that right conduct and Shiva-oriented practice culminate in returning to the imperishable Pati—an inner aim that Linga-puja ritualizes through steadfast devotion and surrender.

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

Shiva is called Rudra and avyaya (imperishable), indicating Shiva-tattva as the changeless Pati into whom beings can enter—signifying grace-enabled transcendence beyond pasha (bondage) and the limits of created states.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse highlights the completion of dharma-upadeśa and a yogic “entry” (praveśa) into Rudra—aligned with Pāśupata orientation where disciplined dharma and Shiva-bhakti mature into inner absorption in the Lord.