Shloka 13

अन्धक-हिरण्याक्ष-प्रसङ्गः, वराहावतारः, दंष्ट्राभूषणं च

Devanagari script

त्वमष्टमूर्तिस्त्वमनन्तमूर्तिस् त्वमादिदेवस्त्वमनन्तवेदितः त्वया कृतं सर्वमिदं प्रसीद सुरेश लोकेश वराह विष्णो

Transliteration

tvamaṣṭamūrtistvamanantamūrtis tvamādidevastvamanantaveditaḥ tvayā kṛtaṃ sarvamidaṃ prasīda sureśa lokeśa varāha viṣṇo

Translation

Du bist der Herr der acht Gestalten (aṣṭamūrti), und du bist von unendlichen Formen. Du bist der Ur-Deva, ohne Ende durch die Veden erkannt. Von dir ist dieses ganze Universum geschaffen—sei gnädig, o Herr der Götter, Lenker der Welten, o Varāha, o Viṣṇu.

Word by Word

• त्वम् (tvam): you

• अष्टमूर्तिः (aṣṭamūrtiḥ): the eight-formed Lord (eight manifestations)

• त्वम् (tvam): you

• अनन्तमूर्तिः (anantamūrtiḥ): of endless forms

• त्वम् (tvam): you

• आदिदेवः (ādidevaḥ): the primordial god

• त्वम् (tvam): you

• अनन्तवेदितः (anantaveditaḥ): endlessly knowable/known through the Veda

• त्वया (tvayā): by you

• कृतम् (kṛtam): made, fashioned

• सर्वम् (sarvam): all

• इदम् (idam): this (world)

• प्रसीद (prasīda): be gracious, show favor

• सुरेश (sureśa): Lord of the gods

• लोकेश (lokeśa): Lord of the worlds

• वराह (varāha): the Boar-incarnation

• विष्णो (viṣṇo): O Viṣṇu

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating a hymn of praise within the Purva-Bhaga context)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Varaha
• Veda
• Devas

FAQs

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

It frames divine worship as moving from many names and avatāras to one supreme Reality: the devotee praises Viṣṇu (Varāha) while implicitly affirming the single Pati behind all forms—supporting Linga worship as the symbol of that formless-yet-all-form Lord.

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

By declaring “eightfold” and “infinite-formed,” it points to the Shaiva view that the Supreme (Pati) manifests as the cosmos and its deities without being limited by them—Shiva-tattva is simultaneously immanent (as forms) and transcendent (endless, Veda-known).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The key practice is stuti with tattva-buddhi (right metaphysical discernment): praising the deity while contemplating the one Lord beyond all names—an inner discipline aligned with Pāśupata orientation toward recognizing Pati as the ruler of all lokas.