Shloka 54

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

Devanagari script

लम्बोदरश् च लम्बाक्षो लम्बकेशः प्रलम्बकः प्राप्य माहेश्वरं योगं रुद्रलोकं गता हि ते

Transliteration

lambodaraś ca lambākṣo lambakeśaḥ pralambakaḥ prāpya māheśvaraṃ yogaṃ rudralokaṃ gatā hi te

Translation

兰波陀罗、兰巴克沙、兰巴凯沙与普拉兰巴迦——得证摩诃伊湿伐罗瑜伽（Māheśvara Yoga）之后，确已前往鲁陀罗界（Rudraloka），即鲁陀罗的神圣国土。

Word by Word

• लम्बोदरः: Lambodara (a Shiva-attendant/deity name)

• च: and

• लम्बाक्षः: Lambākṣa (long-eyed

• लम्बकेशः: Lambakeśa (long-haired

• प्रलम्बकः: Pralambaka (a named being)

• प्राप्य: having attained

• माहेश्वरम्: belonging to Maheshvara (Shiva), Māheśvara

• योगम्: yoga, spiritual discipline/union

• रुद्रलोकम्: Rudraloka, Rudra’s world

• गताः: went/attained

• हि: indeed, certainly

• ते: they

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Rudra
• Lambodara
• Lambaksha
• Lambakesha
• Pralambaka

FAQs

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

It emphasizes the fruit of steadfast Shiva-orientation (Māheśvara-yoga): the devotee (pashu) purified of pasha attains Shiva’s sphere (Rudraloka), implying that Linga-upāsanā culminates in proximity to Pati, not merely worldly merit.

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

Shiva is implied as Pati—the sovereign Lord whose own yoga (Māheśvara) is a distinct liberating path and whose realm (Rudraloka) is attained by those aligned with his tattva through discipline and grace.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Māheśvara Yoga—i.e., Shaiva/Pāśupata-oriented yogic discipline centered on Rudra-Shiva—presented as the direct means by which devotees transcend bondage and attain Rudra’s loka.