Shloka 18

प्रसाद-ज्ञान-योग-मोक्षक्रमः तथा व्यास-रुद्रावतार-मन्वन्तर-परम्परा

Devanagari script

वाचश्रवा मुनिः साक्षात् तथा शुष्मायणिः शुचिः तृणबिन्दुर् मुनी रूक्षः शक्तिः शाक्तेय उत्तरः

Transliteration

vācaśravā muniḥ sākṣāt tathā śuṣmāyaṇiḥ śuciḥ tṛṇabindur munī rūkṣaḥ śaktiḥ śākteya uttaraḥ

Translation

Naroon ang pantas na si Vācaśravā, na hayag na nahayag sa mismong harapan; gayundin ang dalisay na Śuṣmāyaṇi; ang mahigpit sa tapa na si Tṛṇabindu; at si Śakti—na kilala bilang Śākteya—na namukod-tangi sa mga huling guro ng linyang ito.

Word by Word

• वाचश्रवा: Vācaśravā (a rishi)

• मुनिः: sage

• साक्षात्: directly/manifestly/in person

• तथा: likewise

• शुष्मायणिः: Śuṣmāyaṇi (a rishi, descendant of Śuṣma)

• शुचिः: pure/clean

• तृणबिन्दुः: Tṛṇabindu (a rishi)

• मुनी: sage

• रूक्षः: austere/rough/ascetic

• शक्तिः: Śakti (a rishi named Śakti)

• शाक्तेय: Śākteya (belonging to Śakti/descendant or epithet of Śakti)

• उत्तरः: later/upper/eminent among the subsequent

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

This verse functions as a lineage-marker: it names authoritative rishis who preserve and transmit Shiva-centered discipline and Linga-oriented devotion, grounding later puja and yoga teachings in a recognized rishi-parampara.

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

By highlighting sages who are “pure” and “austere,” the verse implies Shiva as Pati—the supreme source of yogic purity and tapas—whose grace is carried through realized teachers to liberate the pashu (bound soul) from pasha (bondage).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A Pashupata-oriented emphasis is implied: ascetic discipline (tapas), inner purification (śuci), and lineage-based transmission of Shiva-upasana—practices that support Linga worship and the pursuit of moksha.