Shloka 21

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

Devanagari script

वैवस्वतान्तरे कल्पे वाराहे ये च तान् पुनः अवतारान् प्रवक्ष्यामि तथा सर्वान्तरेषु वै

Transliteration

vaivasvatāntare kalpe vārāhe ye ca tān punaḥ avatārān pravakṣyāmi tathā sarvāntareṣu vai

Translation

في مَنونتَرا فَيْفَسْوَتا، ضمن كَلْبة فَرَاهَا، سأبيّن من جديد تلك التجليات (الأڤتارات)؛ وكذلك حقًّا سأصفها في سائر المَنونتَرات كلّها.

Word by Word

• वैवस्वतान्तरे: in the Vaivasvata Manvantara

• कल्पे: in the Kalpa

• वाराहे: in the Varāha (Kalpa)

• ये: which/that are

• च: and

• तान्: those

• पुनः: again

• अवतारान्: avatāras/descents/manifestations

• प्रवक्ष्यामि: I shall declare/explain

• तथा: likewise/so too

• सर्वान्तरेषु: in all (other) intervals/Manvantaras

• वै: indeed/certainly

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages at Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Vaivasvata Manu
• Varaha

FAQs

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

It frames Shiva’s manifestations as recurring across cosmic cycles (Kalpas and Manvantaras), grounding Linga worship as devotion to the timeless Pati who appears repeatedly to restore dharma and guide bound souls (pashus).

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

Shiva-tattva is implied as trans-cosmic and cyclical: the same Lord, beyond time, is capable of expressing avatāras within time for the governance of creation and the liberation-oriented instruction of beings.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No specific ritual is prescribed in this line; it introduces an avatāra-catalogue that typically supports Pāśupata orientation—remembering Shiva as Pati across ages, strengthening bhakti and yogic resolve toward release from pāśa (bondage).