Shloka 16
ईशानकल्पवृत्तान्तः तथा लैङ्गपुराणस्य संक्षेप-सूची
मेघवाहनकल्पस्य वृत्तान्तं रुद्रगौरवम् पुनर्लिङ्गोद्भवश्चैव ऋषिमध्ये पिनाकिनः
meghavāhanakalpasya vṛttāntaṃ rudragauravam punarliṅgodbhavaścaiva ṛṣimadhye pinākinaḥ
ท่ามกลางหมู่ฤๅษี ปินากิน (ศิวะ ผู้ทรงคันศรปินากะ) ได้ประกาศอีกครั้งถึงพงศาวดารอันศักดิ์สิทธิ์แห่งเมฆวาหนะกัลปะ—ความรุ่งเรืองแห่งรุทระ และการอุบัติขึ้นใหม่ของลึงคะ
Suta Goswami (narrating the Purana; reporting Shiva/Pinakin’s proclamation among sages)
FAQs
It frames Liṅga-prādurbhāva (the manifestation of the Liṅga) as a repeatedly taught, authoritative revelation by Śiva himself, establishing the Liṅga as the primary sign (liṅga) of Pati for devotion and worship.
Śiva appears as Pinākin, the supreme Pati who instructs sages directly—His Rudra-gaurava indicates transcendent lordship that can re-manifest as the Liṅga to guide pashus (souls) beyond pāśa (bondage).
The verse points to śravaṇa and smaraṇa of Liṅga-udbhava narratives as a purifying discipline supporting Liṅga-pūjā and Pāśupata orientation—turning attention from pāśa to Pati through sacred instruction.