Shloka 32

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

Devanagari script

तदाप्यहं भविष्यामि लोगाक्षीर् नाम नामतः तत्रापि मम ते शिष्या योगात्मानो दृढव्रताः

Transliteration

tadāpyahaṃ bhaviṣyāmi logākṣīr nāma nāmataḥ tatrāpi mama te śiṣyā yogātmāno dṛḍhavratāḥ

Translation

即便在那时，我也将示现——名号为“洛迦阿克希尔”（Logākṣīr）。在那里，我的弟子们亦将坚守誓愿，内在安住于瑜伽。

Word by Word

• tadā api: even then/at that time also

• aham: I

• bhaviṣyāmi: shall be/shall manifest

• logākṣīḥ: Logākṣīr (a name/manifestation)

• nāma: name

• nāmataḥ: by name/as named

• tatra api: there also/in that place/that time too

• mama: of me/my

• te: those

• śiṣyāḥ: disciples

• yoga-ātmānaḥ: whose very nature is Yoga, yogic-minded

• dṛḍha-vratāḥ: firm in vows, resolute observers of discipline

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating Shiva’s self-declared manifestations within the Linga Purana’s yogāvatāra framework)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It links Shiva’s continued manifest presence to a disciplined lineage of yogic disciples, implying that Linga-oriented devotion is sustained through guru–śiṣya transmission and firm vrata alongside worship.

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

Shiva appears as Pati who freely assumes names and forms for the sake of guiding pashus (souls), establishing them in Yoga and dharma; his sovereignty is shown by his ability to ‘become’ (manifest) across times.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Dṛḍha-vrata (unyielding observance of vows) and yoga-sthiti (abidance in Yoga) are emphasized—core Pāśupata-style discipline supporting purification from pāśa (bondage) and steadiness in Shiva-oriented practice.