Linga Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 94

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

Devanagari script

प्राप्य माहेश्वरं योगं रुद्रलोकाय संस्थिताः ततो विंशतिमश्चैव परिवर्तो यदा तदा

Transliteration

prāpya māheśvaraṃ yogaṃ rudralokāya saṃsthitāḥ tato viṃśatimaścaiva parivarto yadā tadā

Translation

既得大自在天之瑜伽（Maheshvara-yoga），他们便安住于鲁陀罗之界。其后，当第二十次变转之轮到来之时，时间依其既定法则再度运转。

Word by Word

• प्राप्य: having attained

• माहेश्वरं: belonging to Maheshvara (Shiva’s)

• योगं: yoga, unitive discipline

• रुद्रलोकाय: to Rudra’s realm/world

• संस्थिताः: established, stationed

• ततः: thereafter

• विंशतिमम्: the twentieth

• च एव: and indeed

• परिवर्तः: cycle/turning, transformation (of time)

• यदा तदा: whenever/when that (time) comes, then accordingly

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Rudra
• Maheshvara

FAQs

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

It links Shiva-oriented sadhana (Maheshvara-yoga, typically supported by Linga-bhakti) to a concrete फल (fruit): establishment in Rudraloka, indicating proximity to Pati attained by devotion and disciplined worship.

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

Shiva appears as Pati—the Lord who grants a distinct state of being (Rudraloka) through His yoga, showing His sovereignty over both liberation-states and the cosmic revolutions (parivarta) of time.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Maheshvara-yoga—understood in the Purva-bhaga as a Pashupata-leaning Shaiva discipline of union with Shiva through restraint, meditation, and Shiva-centered worship leading the pashu beyond pasha toward the Lord’s realm.