Linga Purana

विमला ब्रह्मभूयिष्ठा रुद्रलोकाय संस्थिताः परिवर्ते त्रयोविंशे तृणबिन्दुर्यदा मुनिः

Pure and established in Brahman, they will attain the world of Rudra; and in the twenty-third cycle, when the sage Trinabindu appears—

व्यासो हि भविता ब्रह्मंस् तदाहं भविता पुनः श्वेतो नाम महाकायो मुनिपुत्रस्तु धार्मिकः

Then, O Brahman, Vyasa will be born, and I too will be born again, named Shveta, of great stature, a righteous son of a sage.

तत्र कालं जरिष्यामि तदा गिरिवरोत्तमे तेन कालञ्जरो नाम भविष्यति स पर्वतः

There, I will spend my time until old age on the best of mountains, which will then be known as the mountain Kalanjara.

तत्रापि मम ते शिष्या भविष्यन्ति तपस्विनः उशिको बृहदश्वश् च देवलः कविरेव च

There too, my disciples will be ascetics: Ushika, Brihadashva, Devala, and also Kavir.

प्राप्य माहेश्वरं योगं रुद्रलोकाय ते गतः परिवर्ते चतुर्विंशे व्यास ऋक्षो यदा विभो

Having attained the Maheshvara yoga, they will reach the world of Rudra; and in the twenty-fourth cycle, when Vyasa is Riksha—

तदाप्यहं भविष्यामि कलौ तस्मिन् युगान्तिके शूली नाम महायोगी नैमिषे देववन्दिते

Then too, at the end of the Kali age, I will be present as a great yogi named Shuli, in Naimisha, revered by the gods.

तत्रापि मम ते शिष्या भविष्यन्ति तपोधनाः शालिहोत्रो ऽग्निवेशश् च युवनाश्वः शरद्वसुः

There too, my disciples will be ascetics rich in austerity: Shalihotra, Agnivesha, Yuvanashva, and Sharadvasa.

ते ऽपि तेनैव मार्गेण रुद्रलोकाय संस्थिताः पञ्चविंशे पुनः प्राप्ते परिवर्ते क्रमागते

They too, by that same path, will be established in the world of Rudra; and when the twenty-fifth cycle arrives in due order—

वासिष्ठस्तु यदा व्यासः शक्तिर्नाम्ना भविष्यति तदाप्यहं भविष्यामि दण्डी मुण्डीश्वरः प्रभुः

When Vasishtha becomes Vyasa, known as Shakti, then too I will be present as Dandi, the lord of ascetics.

तत्रापि मम ते पुत्रा भविष्यन्ति तपोधनाः छगलः कुण्डकर्णश् च कुभाण्डश् च प्रवाहकः

There too, my sons will be ascetics rich in austerity: Chagala, Kundakarna, Kubhanda, and Pravahaka.

प्राप्य माहेश्वरं योगम् अमृतत्वाय ते गताः षड्विंशे परिवर्ते तु यदा व्यासः पराशरः

Having attained the Maheshvara yoga, they will go to immortality; and in the twenty-sixth cycle, when Vyasa is Parashara—

तदाप्यहं भविष्यामि सहिष्णुर्नाम नामतः पुरं भद्रवटं प्राप्य कलौ तस्मिन् युगान्तिके

Then too, I will be present, known by the name Sahiṣṇu, in the city of Bhadravata, at the end of the Kali age.

तत्रापि मम ते पुत्रा भविष्यन्ति सुधार्मिकाः उलूको विद्युतश्चैव शंबूको ह्याश्वलायनः

There too, my sons will be righteous: Uluka, Vidyuta, Shambuka, and Ashvalayana.

प्राप्य माहेश्वरं योगं रुद्रलोकाय ते गताः सप्तविंशे पुनः प्राप्ते परिवर्ते क्रमागते

Having attained the supreme yoga of Maheshvara, they went to the realm of Rudra; when the twenty-seventh cycle returns in due order,

जातूकर्ण्यो यदा व्यासो भविष्यति तपोधनः तदाप्यहं भविष्यामि सोमशर्मा द्विजोत्तमः

When Jatukarna becomes Vyasa, the ascetic, at that time I too shall be Soma Sharma, the foremost among twice-born.

प्रभासतीर्थमासाद्य योगात्मा योगविश्रुतः तत्रापि मम ते शिष्या भविष्यन्ति तपोधनाः

Arriving at the sacred Prabhasa, renowned for yoga, there too, my disciples will be ascetics endowed with yoga.

अक्षपादः कुमारश् च उलूको वत्स एव च योगात्मानो महात्मानो विमलाः शुद्धबुद्धयः

Akshapada, Kumara, Uluka, and Vatsa—great souls, pure, possessing clear intellect, established in yoga.

प्राप्य माहेश्वरं योगं रुद्रलोकं ततो गताः अष्टाविंशे पुनः प्राप्ते परिवर्ते क्रमागते

Having attained the supreme yoga of Maheshvara, they then went to Rudra's realm; when the twenty-eighth cycle returns in due order,

पराशरसुतः श्रीमान् विष्णुर्लोकपितामहः यदा भविष्यति व्यासो नाम्ना द्वैपायनः प्रभुः

When the illustrious son of Parashara, Vishnu, the grandfather of the worlds, becomes Vyasa, known as Dvaipayana, the lord,

तदा षष्ठेन चांशेन कृष्णः पुरुषसत्तमः वसुदेवाद्यदुश्रेष्ठो वासुदेवो भविष्यति

Then, with a sixth portion, Krishna, the best among men, descended from Vasudeva, the foremost of the Yadus, will become Vasudeva.

तदाप्यहं भविष्यामि योगात्मा योगमायया लोकविस्मयनार्थाय ब्रह्मचारिशरीरकः

At that time, I too shall become a yogi through yogic illusion, taking the form of a celibate for the purpose of astonishing the world.

श्मशाने मृतम् उत्सृष्टं दृष्ट्वा कायम् अनाथकम् ब्राह्मणानां हितार्थाय प्रविष्टो योगमायया

Seeing an abandoned corpse in the cremation ground, bereft of kin, for the welfare of the Brahmins, I shall enter it by yogic illusion.

दिव्यां मेरुगुहां पुण्यां त्वया सार्धं च विष्णुना भविष्यामि तदा ब्रह्मंल् लकुली नाम नामतः

In the divine, auspicious cave of Meru, together with you and Vishnu, I shall then become Brahman, known by the name Lakuli.

कायावतार इत्येवं सिद्धक्षेत्रं च वै तदा भविष्यति सुविख्यातं यावद् भूमिर् धरिष्यति

This is called incarnation in bodily form; at that time, the sacred field will become widely renowned, as long as the earth endures.

तत्रापि मम ते पुत्रा भविष्यन्ति तपस्विनः कुशिकश् चैव गर्गश् च मित्रः कौरुष्य एव च

There too, my sons will be ascetics: Kushika, Garga, Mitra, and Kaurushya.

योगात्मानो महात्मानो ब्राह्मणा वेदपारगाः प्राप्य माहेश्वरं योगं विमला ह्यूर्ध्वरेतसः

Established in yoga, great souls, Brahmins accomplished in the Vedas, having attained the supreme yoga of Maheshvara, pure and with elevated energy.

रुद्रलोकं गमिष्यन्ति पुनरावृत्तिदुर्लभम् एते पाशुपताः सिद्धा भस्मोद्धूलितविग्रहाः

They will go to Rudra's realm, where return is difficult; these accomplished Pashupatas, their bodies smeared with ashes.

लिङ्गार्चनरता नित्यं बाह्याभ्यन्तरतः स्थिताः भक्त्या मयि च योगेन ध्याननिष्ठा जितेन्द्रियाः

Always devoted to worship of the linga, established both outwardly and inwardly, with devotion to me and yoga, steadfast in meditation, with mastered senses.

संसारबन्धच्छेदार्थं ज्ञानमार्गप्रकाशकम् स्वरूपज्ञानसिद्ध्यर्थं योगं पाशुपतं महत्

For the purpose of severing the bonds of worldly existence, illuminating the path of knowledge, and attaining knowledge of one's own nature, the great Pashupata yoga.