Shloka 15
ईशानकल्पवृत्तान्तः तथा लैङ्गपुराणस्य संक्षेप-सूची
कल्पत्वं चैव कल्पानाम् आख्याभेदेष्वनुक्रमात् कल्पेषु कल्पे वाराहे वाराहत्वं हरेस् तथा
kalpatvaṃ caiva kalpānām ākhyābhedeṣvanukramāt kalpeṣu kalpe vārāhe vārāhatvaṃ hares tathā
Thus, the very status of a “Kalpa” is determined by the successive order of its various appellations. Accordingly, in the sequence of Kalpas, in the Varāha-Kalpa, Hari (Viṣṇu) assumes the state and form of Varāha as well.
Suta Goswami
FAQs
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.
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.
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.