Linga Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 114

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

Devanagari script

ते ऽपि तेनैव मार्गेण रुद्रलोकाय संस्थिताः पञ्चविंशे पुनः प्राप्ते परिवर्ते क्रमागते

Transliteration

te 'pi tenaiva mārgeṇa rudralokāya saṃsthitāḥ pañcaviṃśe punaḥ prāpte parivarte kramāgate

Translation

他们也循同一道途径而安住于鲁陀罗之界。随后，当第二十五次周期依次而至时，他们又再度归来，随时间既定的轮转而行。

Word by Word

• te api: they also

• tena eva mārgeṇa: by that very path (same means/practice)

• rudralokāya: to Rudra-loka, the realm of Lord Rudra

• saṃsthitāḥ: established, firmly abiding

• pañcaviṃśe: in the twenty-fifth

• punaḥ: again

• prāpte: when attained/arrived

• parivarte: in the cycle/turning (of a kalpa or age)

• krama-āgate: having come according to sequence, in proper order

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Rudra

FAQs

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

It links the “same path” of Shaiva discipline—rooted in devotion to Rudra and Linga-centered orientation—to attaining Rudra-loka, showing Linga-bhakti as a mārga leading the pashu toward the Pati’s realm.

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

Shiva is implied as Pati, the sovereign of Rudra-loka, whose domain is a higher station of being; reaching it indicates proximity to Shiva-tattva and loosening of pasha through his grace and the prescribed mārga.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse emphasizes adherence to a specific “mārga” (path)—understood in Shaiva terms as Pashupata-oriented practice combining Rudra-bhakti, discipline, and contemplative alignment—by which aspirants attain Rudra-loka and reappear according to cosmic order.