Linga Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 124

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

Devanagari script

प्राप्य माहेश्वरं योगं रुद्रलोकं ततो गताः अष्टाविंशे पुनः प्राप्ते परिवर्ते क्रमागते

Transliteration

prāpya māheśvaraṃ yogaṃ rudralokaṃ tato gatāḥ aṣṭāviṃśe punaḥ prāpte parivarte kramāgate

Translation

既得大自在天（Maheśvara）之瑜伽，他们遂往鲁陀之界；而当第二十八次宇宙轮回依次再临之时，他们又复得此成就。

Word by Word

• prāpya: having attained

• māheśvaram yogam: the Yoga of Maheshvara (Pāśupata discipline leading to Pati-realization)

• rudralokam: Rudra’s world/realm

• tataḥ: thereafter

• gatāḥ: they went

• aṣṭāviṃśe: in the twenty-eighth

• punaḥ: again

• prāpte: when it had arrived/been reached

• parivarte: in the cycle/turning (of time, yuga-kalpa rotation)

• kramāgate: having come in sequence, in due order

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Rudra
• Maheshvara

FAQs

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

It frames Linga-centered devotion as leading to Māheśvara (Pāśupata) Yoga—where the Pashu (soul) turns from Pāśa (bondage) toward Pati (Shiva)—culminating in access to Rudraloka and repeated attainment across cosmic cycles.

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

Shiva is indicated as Maheshvara and Rudra—the supreme Pati who grants yogic attainment and a transcendent realm beyond ordinary karmic destinations, governing time’s cycles while remaining the liberating principle within them.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Māheśvara Yoga (Pāśupata-oriented discipline): a Shaiva path of inner absorption and devotion that results in Rudra-realization and entry into Rudra’s loka, implying liberation-oriented practice rather than mere merit-based ritual.