Shloka 15

ईशानकल्पवृत्तान्तः तथा लैङ्गपुराणस्य संक्षेप-सूची

Devanagari script

कल्पत्वं चैव कल्पानाम् आख्याभेदेष्वनुक्रमात् कल्पेषु कल्पे वाराहे वाराहत्वं हरेस् तथा

Transliteration

kalpatvaṃ caiva kalpānām ākhyābhedeṣvanukramāt kalpeṣu kalpe vārāhe vārāhatvaṃ hares tathā

Translation

So wird der Status eines „Kalpa“ durch die fortlaufende Reihenfolge seiner verschiedenen Benennungen bestimmt. Demgemäß nimmt Hari (Viṣṇu) in der Abfolge der Kalpas, im Varāha-Kalpa, ebenfalls den Zustand und die Gestalt Varāhas an.

Word by Word

• कल्पत्वम्: the condition/status of being a Kalpa

• च एव: and indeed

• कल्पानाम्: of the Kalpas

• आख्याभेदेषु: in the differences of names/appellations

• अनुक्रमात्: due to the sequence/succession

• कल्पेषु: among the Kalpas

• कल्पे: in the Kalpa

• वाराहे: in the Varāha (named) one / Varāha-Kalpa

• वाराहत्वम्: the state of being Varāha / boar-incarnation

• हरेः: of Hari (Viṣṇu)

• तथा: likewise/also

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Hari
• Varaha

FAQs

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

It frames Linga-centered teaching within cosmic time (Kalpa order), implying that Shiva’s revelation and worship are understood against recurring creation cycles where divine functions (like Viṣṇu’s Varāha) appear according to the Kalpa’s name and purpose.

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

Indirectly, it supports the Purāṇic view that the one Supreme (Pati) governs the ordered manifestation of worlds through named Kalpas; even when Hari appears as Varāha, the cosmic order remains under the overarching divine regulation that Shaiva Siddhānta attributes to Īśvara.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No specific puja-vidhi or Pāśupata-yoga technique is stated; the takeaway is doctrinal—ritual timing and scriptural narration are anchored in Kalpa-based cosmology used to contextualize Shiva-dharma and Linga worship.