Shloka 20

प्रसाद-ज्ञान-योग-मोक्षक्रमः तथा व्यास-रुद्रावतार-मन्वन्तर-परम्परा

Devanagari script

असंख्याता हि कल्पेषु विभोः सर्वान्तरेषु च कलौ रुद्रावताराणां व्यासानां किल गौरवात्

Transliteration

asaṃkhyātā hi kalpeṣu vibhoḥ sarvāntareṣu ca kalau rudrāvatārāṇāṃ vyāsānāṃ kila gauravāt

Translation

诚然，在无量无数的劫（kalpa）之中，并在遍一切的主宰之每一摩奴期（manvantara）里，鲁陀罗的降现不可胜数，毗耶娑亦复无量，因为他们的伟大不可度量。

Word by Word

• असंख्याता: innumerable

• हि: indeed

• कल्पेषु: in (various) kalpas

• विभोः: of the all-pervading Lord (Pati)

• सर्वान्तरेषु: in all intervals/within all (manvantaras)

• च: and

• कलौ: likewise/also (in due course, in every age)

• रुद्रावताराणाम्: of the incarnations/manifestations of Rudra

• व्यासानाम्: of the Vyasas (compilers of revelation)

• किल: it is said/indeed

• गौरवात्: due to greatness/majestic eminence.

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Rudra
• Vyasa

FAQs

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

It grounds Linga-worship in a timeless Shaiva cosmology: Rudra’s manifestations recur through kalpas and manvantaras, so devotion to the Linga is not tied to a single historical moment but to the ever-present Pati (Shiva) who repeatedly reveals grace for the liberation of pashus.

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

Shiva is indicated as Vibhū—pervasive and sovereign (Pati)—whose divine agency continues through endless cosmic cycles, expressing itself as Rudra-avatāras and as the guiding intelligence behind revelation’s organization through Vyasas.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No single rite is prescribed in this verse; the takeaway is doctrinal: Pashupata-oriented practice rests on confidence in recurring divine descent and scriptural transmission—Rudra’s grace and the Vyasa lineage sustain sadhana across ages.