Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 34

मन्वन्तर-कल्प-प्रश्नोत्तरम् / Discourse on Manvantaras, Kalpas, and Re-creation

Devanagari script

ततः संस्थानमानीय वराहो महतीं महीम् । स्वमेव रूपमास्थाय स्थापयामास वै विभुः

Transliteration

tataḥ saṃsthānamānīya varāho mahatīṃ mahīm | svameva rūpamāsthāya sthāpayāmāsa vai vibhuḥ

Translation

Daraufhin brachte der mächtige Varāha die große Erde an ihren rechten Ort zurück; in seiner eigenen göttlichen Gestalt stellte der allgegenwärtige Herr sie fest und sicher wieder auf.

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Kāla (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनन्तरार्थक

• संस्थानम्: proper position; arrangement
• संस्थानम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संस्थान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचन

• आनीय: having brought
• आनीय: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-नी (धातु) + ल्यप् (कृदन्त)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund/त्वान्त-समकक्ष), ‘आनीय’ = having brought

• वराहः: the Boar (Varāha)
• वराहः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वराह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/कर्ता), एकवचन

• महतीम्: great
• महतीम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; महीम् इति विशेषणम्

• महीम्: the Earth
• महीम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मही (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचन

• स्वम्: his own
• स्वम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्व (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; रूपम् इति विशेषणम्

• एव: indeed; just
• एव: Sambandha-bodhaka (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (emphasis)

• रूपम्: form
• रूपम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचन

• आस्थाय: having assumed
• आस्थाय: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-स्था (धातु) + ल्यप् (कृदन्त)
• Form: ल्यप्-अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund), ‘आस्थाय’ = having assumed/taken

• स्थापयामास: he established; set in place
• स्थापयामास: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु) + णिच् (causative)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; णिजन्त (causative) ‘स्थापयति’

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha-bodhaka (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (emphatic/indeed)

• विभुः: the mighty one; the Lord
• विभुः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadyojāta

Shakti Dimension

Role: nurturing

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: pralaya aftermath; re-stabilization of Bhūmi after deluge

Characters & Entities

• Varaha
• Vibhu (the Lord)

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in the Shiva Purana?

It highlights the Lord as Vibhu—the all-pervading sovereign—who restores right order (saṃsthāna) when the world is destabilized, teaching that cosmic stability ultimately depends on the Supreme Pati’s grace and governance.

How does this verse relate to the worship of the Linga or Saguna Shiva?

Varāha’s “own form” points to Saguna manifestation—God acting within time and form for protection—while Shaiva Siddhanta understands such saving acts as expressions of the one Supreme Lord, worshipped as Shiva and symbolically approached through the Linga.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Meditate on Shiva as Vibhu who re-establishes inner and outer order; japa of the Panchakshara “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” can be done as a stabilizing practice, aligning the mind with the Lord’s restoring power.