Linga Purana

ततः पञ्चदशे प्राप्ते परिवर्ते क्रमागते त्रैय्यारुणिर्यदा व्यासो द्वापरे समपद्यत

Then, when the fifteenth cycle arrives in its proper order, Vyasa, known as Traiyyāruni, appeared in the Dvapara age.

तदाप्यहं भविष्यामि नाम्ना वेदशिरा द्विजः तत्र वेदशिरो नाम अस्त्रं तत्पारमेश्वरम्

Even then, I shall be present, named Vedaśirā, a twice-born; there, the weapon called Vedaśira will be of supreme lordly power.

भविष्यति महावीर्यं वेदशीर्षश् च पर्वतः हिमवत्पृष्ठमासाद्य सरस्वत्यां नगोत्तमे

There will be a mountain of great might named Vedaśīrṣa, situated on the back of the Himalayas, in the excellent Sarasvati region.

तत्रापि मम ते पुत्रा भविष्यन्ति तपोधनाः कुणिश् च कुणिबाहुश् च कुशरीरः कुनेत्रकः

There also, my sons will be ascetics rich in austerity: Kuṇi, Kuṇibāhu, Kuśarīra, and Kunetraka.

योगात्मानो महात्मानः सर्वे ते ह्यूर्ध्वरेतसः प्राप्य माहेश्वरं योगं रुद्रलोकाय ते गताः

All those great souls, whose essence is yoga and who are of upward-flowing seed, having attained the supreme yoga of Maheshvara, have gone to the world of Rudra.

व्यासो युगे षोडशे तु यदा देवो भविष्यति तत्र योगप्रदानाय भक्तानां च यतात्मनाम्

When Vyasa appears in the sixteenth cycle as a divine being, he will grant yoga to the devoted and self-controlled.

तदाप्यहं भविष्यामि गोकर्णो नाम नामतः भविष्यति सुपुण्यं च गोकर्णं नाम तद्वनम्

Even then, I shall be present, named Gokarna; there will be a supremely holy forest called Gokarna.

तत्रापि मम ते पुत्रा भविष्यन्ति च योगिनः काश्यपो ह्युशनाश्चैव च्यवनो ऽथ बृहस्पतिः

There also, my sons will be yogis: Kashyapa, Ushanas, Cyavana, and Brihaspati.

ते ऽपि तेनैव मार्गेण ध्यानयोगसमन्विताः प्राप्य माहेश्वरं योगं गन्तारो रुद्रमेव हि

They too, following the same path, endowed with meditation and yoga, having attained the supreme yoga of Maheshvara, will go to Rudra indeed.

ततः सप्तदशे चैव परिवर्ते क्रमागते यदा भविष्यति व्यासो नाम्ना देवकृतञ्जयः

Then, when the seventeenth cycle arrives in its proper order, Vyasa will appear, named Devakṛtañjaya.

तदाप्यहं भविष्यामि गुहावासीति नामतः हिमवच्छिखरे रम्ये महोत्तुङ्गे महालये

Even then, I shall be present, named Guhavāsin, in the delightful, lofty, and great abode on the peak of the Himalayas.

सिद्धक्षेत्रं महापुण्यं भविष्यति महालयम् तत्रापि मम ते पुत्रा योगज्ञा ब्रह्मवादिनः

A field of accomplishment, supremely holy, will become a great abode; there also, my sons will be knowers of yoga and speakers of Brahman.

भविष्यन्ति महात्मानो निर्ममा निरहंकृताः उतथ्यो वामदेवश् च महायोगो महाबलः

They will be great souls, free from possessiveness and pride: Utathya, Vamadeva, and the mighty, great yogi.

तेषां शतसहस्रं तु शिष्याणां ध्यानयोगिनाम् भविष्यन्ति तदा काले सर्वे ते ध्यानयुञ्जकाः

At that time, there will be a hundred thousand disciples practicing meditation and yoga; all of them will be engaged in meditation.

योगाभ्यासरताश्चैव हृदि कृत्वा महेश्वरम् महालये पदं न्यस्तं दृष्ट्वा यान्ति शिवं पदम्

Absorbed in the practice of yoga, having placed Maheshvara in their hearts, seeing the established abode in the great sanctuary, they attain the state of Shiva.

ये चान्ये ऽपि महात्मानः कलौ तस्मिन् युगान्तिके ध्याने मनः समाधाय विमलाः शुद्धबुद्धयः

And those other great souls in the final age of Kali, who have fixed their minds in meditation, pure and with clear intellect,

मम प्रसादाद्यास्यन्ति रुद्रलोकं गतज्वराः गत्वा महालयं पुण्यं दृष्ट्वा माहेश्वरं पदम्

By my grace, they will go to the world of Rudra, free from suffering, having reached the holy great abode and seen the supreme state of Maheshvara.

तीर्णस्तारयते जन्तुर् दश पूर्वान्दशोत्तरान् आत्मानमेकविंशं तु तारयित्वा महालये

Having crossed, a being causes ten ancestors before and ten descendants after to cross as well; and having liberated himself as the twenty-first, he attains the great abode.

मम प्रसादाद्यास्यन्ति रुद्रलोकं गतज्वराः ततो ऽष्टादशमे चैव परिवर्ते यदा विभो

By my grace, they will go to the world of Rudra, free from affliction; then, O Lord, when the eighteenth cycle arrives—

तदा ऋतञ्जयो नाम व्यासस्तु भविता मुनिः तदाप्यहं भविष्यामि शिखण्डी नाम नामतः

Then, a sage named Ṛtañjaya Vyāsa will arise; at that time, I too will be present, known by the name Śikhaṇḍī.

सिद्धक्षेत्रे महापुण्ये देवदानवपूजिते हिमवच्छिखरे रम्ये शिखण्डी नाम पर्वतः

In the sacred field of accomplishment, greatly meritorious and worshipped by gods and demons, on the delightful peak of Himavat, there is a mountain called Śikhaṇḍī.

शिखण्डिनो वनं चापि यत्र सिद्धनिषेवितम् तत्रापि मम ते पुत्रा भविष्यन्ति तपोधनाः

And there is also the forest of Śikhaṇḍin, frequented by accomplished beings; there too, my sons will be born, rich in austerity.

वाचश्रवा ऋचीकश् च श्यावाश्वश् च यतीश्वरः योगात्मानो महात्मानः सर्वे ते वेदपारगाः

Vācaśravā, Ṛcīka, and Śyāvāśva, the lordly ascetic—these great souls, established in yoga, all are accomplished in the Vedas.

प्राप्य माहेश्वरं योगं रुद्रलोकाय संवृताः अथ एकोनविंशे तु परिवर्ते क्रमागते

Having attained the yoga of Maheśvara, they are absorbed into the world of Rudra; then, when the nineteenth cycle arrives in order—

व्यासस्तु भविता नाम्ना भरद्वाजो महामुनिः तदाप्यहं भविष्यामि जटामाली च नामतः

Vyāsa will then be known as the great sage Bharadvāja; at that time, I too will be present, known by the name Jaṭāmālī.

हिमवच्छिखरे रम्ये जटायुर्यत्र पर्वतः तत्रापि मम ते पुत्रा भविष्यन्ति महौजसः

On the delightful peak of Himavat, where the mountain Jaṭāyur stands, there too, my sons will be born, possessing great energy.

हिरण्यनाभः कौशल्यो लोकाक्षी कुथुमिस् तथा ईश्वरा योगधर्माणः सर्वे ते ह्यूर्ध्वरेतसः

Hiraṇyanābha, the Kauśalya, Lokākṣī, and Kuthumi as well—these lords, established in yogic discipline, all are of uplifted seed.

प्राप्य माहेश्वरं योगं रुद्रलोकाय संस्थिताः ततो विंशतिमश्चैव परिवर्तो यदा तदा

Having attained the yoga of Maheśvara, they are established in the world of Rudra; then, when the twentieth cycle arrives—

गौतमस्तु तदा व्यासो भविष्यति महामुनिः तदाप्यहं भविष्यामि अट्टहासस्तु नामतः

Then Gautama will become Vyāsa, the great sage; at that time, I too will be present, known by the name Aṭṭahāsa.