Shloka 67

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

Devanagari script

ततः पञ्चदशे प्राप्ते परिवर्ते क्रमागते त्रैय्यारुणिर्यदा व्यासो द्वापरे समपद्यत

Transliteration

tataḥ pañcadaśe prāpte parivarte kramāgate traiyyāruṇiryadā vyāso dvāpare samapadyata

Translation

其后，依次第而至第十五次轮转之时，于二婆罗纪（Dvāpara Yuga），特赖亚鲁尼（Trayyāruṇi）成为毗耶娑（Vyāsa），以主宰（Pati）之恩，续持湿婆之《往世书》圣智之传承，使被缚之众生（paśu）得解脱。

Word by Word

• ततः (tataḥ): then

• पञ्चदशे (pañcadaśe): in the fifteenth

• प्राप्ते (prāpte): having been reached/arrived

• परिवर्ते (parivarte): in the cycle/turning (of time)

• क्रमागते (kramāgate): come in orderly succession

• त्रैय्यारुणिः (traiyyāruṇiḥ): Trayyāruṇi (a sage)

• यदा (yadā): when

• व्यासः (vyāsaḥ): the arranger/editor (Vyāsa)

• द्वापरे (dvāpare): in the Dvāpara Yuga

• समपद्यत (samapadyata): became/was established as.

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Trayyāruṇi
• Vyāsa
• Dvāpara Yuga

FAQs

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

It establishes the authorized lineage of Purāṇic transmission: the Linga-tattva and Śiva-upāsanā are preserved in each yuga through a Vyāsa, ensuring the path for paśus (souls) to approach Pati (Śiva) via right knowledge and worship.

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

Indirectly, it presents Śiva-tattva as timeless and safeguarded across yuga-cycles: the same liberating knowledge is re-arranged by Vyāsa-figures so that bound beings may overcome pāśa (bondage) through Śiva’s grace and revelation.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No single rite is named; the verse highlights the prerequisite for all Śaiva sādhana—scriptural continuity (śāstra-paramparā) through Vyāsa—by which Pāśupata-oriented discipline and Linga-pūjā are taught correctly in each age.