Shloka 26

ब्रह्मकृत-ईशानस्तवः तथा विश्वरूपदेवी-प्रकृतिरहस्योपदेशः

Devanagari script

वैकुण्ठेन विशुद्धेन मम वामाङ्गजेन वा तदाप्रभृति कल्पश् च त्रयस्त्रिंशत्तमो ह्ययम्

Transliteration

vaikuṇṭhena viśuddhena mama vāmāṅgajena vā tadāprabhṛti kalpaś ca trayastriṃśattamo hyayam

Translation

Entonces se manifestó Vaikuṇṭha —puro e inmaculado—, nacido de mi lado izquierdo; y desde ese mismo instante este ciclo de creación es conocido como el trigésimo tercer Kalpa.

Word by Word

• वैकुण्ठेन: by/through Vaikuṇṭha

• विशुद्धेन: by the perfectly pure one / the stainless one

• मम: of me / my

• वामाङ्गजेन: born from the left limb/side

• वा: or/indeed

• तदाप्रभृति: from that time onward

• कल्पः: the aeon / cosmic cycle

• च: and

• त्रयस्त्रिंशत्तमः: the thirty-third

• हि: indeed

• अयम्: this (one)

Speaker

Brahma (within Suta’s narration to the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya)

Characters & Entities

• Vaikuṇṭha
• Brahma

FAQs

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

By fixing the Kalpa (aeon) name/number at the moment of manifestation, the verse anchors Linga-oriented cosmology in sacred time—reminding devotees that Linga-pūjā relates to the Lord (Pati) who presides over all cycles of creation and dissolution.

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

Though spoken in a creation-setting, the emphasis on “viśuddha” (stainless purity) points to the transcendent purity characteristic of Pati—untainted by pāśa (bondage)—from whom ordered manifestation proceeds without diminishing the Supreme.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No specific rite is prescribed in this line; its takeaway is contemplative: in Pāśupata-oriented practice, one meditates on the Lord as viśuddha Pati governing kalpa-time, loosening the paśu’s identification with transient cycles.