Shloka 29

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

Devanagari script

चत्वारस्तु महाभागा विमलाः शुद्धयोनयः शिष्या मम भविष्यन्ति योगात्मानो दृढव्रताः

Transliteration

catvārastu mahābhāgā vimalāḥ śuddhayonayaḥ śiṣyā mama bhaviṣyanti yogātmāno dṛḍhavratāḥ

Translation

“将有四位有福者——无垢无染，具清净灵性之源——成为我的弟子：其性即瑜伽之瑜伽行者，誓愿坚固不移。”

Word by Word

• चत्वारः: four

• तु: indeed

• महाभागाः: greatly fortunate, illustrious

• विमलाः: stainless, pure

• शुद्धयोनयः: of pure source/lineage, born of purity

• शिष्याः: disciples

• मम: my

• भविष्यन्ति: will become/will be

• योगात्मानः: whose self is Yoga, yoga-ensouled

• दृढव्रताः: firm in vows, unwavering in observances

Speaker

Shiva (within Suta’s narration to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames Linga-centered Shaiva practice as a transmitted discipline: only purified, vow-steady yogins are fit to receive and preserve Shiva’s teaching, which culminates in steadfast devotion (bhakti) and right observance (vrata) around Shiva’s presence.

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

Shiva is implied as Pati—the supreme Lord who freely grants initiation and discipleship—establishing a purifying path where the pashu (bound soul) becomes yoga-formed through grace and disciplined practice, loosening pasha (bondage).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

It highlights Pashupata-style yogic discipline: firmness in vrata (observances), inner purity, and a life oriented to Yoga as one’s very identity—qualifications for receiving Shaiva instruction and sustaining the guru-parampara.