Shloka 7

अन्धक-हिरण्याक्ष-प्रसङ्गः, वराहावतारः, दंष्ट्राभूषणं च

Devanagari script

सर्वे विज्ञापयामासुर् धरणीबन्धनं हरेः श्रुत्वैतद्भगवान् विष्णुर् धरणीबन्धनं हरिः

Transliteration

sarve vijñāpayāmāsur dharaṇībandhanaṃ hareḥ śrutvaitadbhagavān viṣṇur dharaṇībandhanaṃ hariḥ

Translation

Then all of them submitted their petition concerning Hari’s act of “binding and steadying the Earth.” Hearing this, the Blessed Lord Viṣṇu—Hari himself—proceeded to undertake the binding/establishing of the Earth.

Word by Word

• सर्वे: all (the assembled ones)

• विज्ञापयामासुः: informed, reported, petitioned

• धरणी: the Earth

• बन्धनम्: binding, fastening, steadying (restraint that stabilizes)

• हरेः: of Hari (Viṣṇu)

• श्रुत्वा: having heard

• एतत्: this (report/request)

• भगवान्: the Blessed Lord

• विष्णुः: Viṣṇu

• हरिः: Hari

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Hari
• Dharaṇī (Earth)

FAQs

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

It frames cosmic stability (dharaṇī-bandhana) as a sacred function within the Purāṇic order—an outlook that supports Linga worship as aligning the pashu (soul) with dharma and loka-saṃgraha under the supreme Pati.

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

Even while naming Hari/Viṣṇu, the verse reflects the Shaiva Purāṇic theme that cosmic governance occurs by the supreme Lord’s śakti and sanction—consistent with Shiva-tattva as the transcendent Pati who enables the maintenance of the worlds through divine agencies.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No specific rite is prescribed in this line; the takeaway is the yogic-ethical principle of steadiness (dhṛti) and restraint—qualities central to Pāśupata discipline for loosening pasha (bondage) and stabilizing awareness in the Lord.