Shloka 8

ब्रह्मणो वरप्रदानम् — शिवस्य परत्वप्रतिपादनम् तथा वराहेण भूमेः पुनःस्थापनम्

Devanagari script

नदीनदसमुद्रांश् च पूर्ववच्चाकरोत्प्रभुः कृत्वा चोर्वीं प्रयत्नेन निम्नोन्नतविवर्जिताम्

Transliteration

nadīnadasamudrāṃś ca pūrvavaccākarotprabhuḥ kṛtvā corvīṃ prayatnena nimnonnatavivarjitām

Translation

Le Seigneur (Pati), comme auparavant, façonna rivières, cours d’eau et océans; puis, par un effort délibéré, Il modela la terre, exempte d’excès de creux et de hauteurs, établissant l’équilibre ordonné du monde.

Word by Word

• नदी (nadī): river

• नद (nada): stream/river-current

• समुद्रान् (samudrān): oceans/seas

• च (ca): and

• पूर्ववत् (pūrvavat): as before/in the former manner

• च (ca): and

• अकरोत् (akarot): made/created

• प्रभुः (prabhuḥ): the Lord, sovereign (Pati)

• कृत्वा (kṛtvā): having done/made

• च (ca): and

• उर्वीम् (urvīm): the earth

• प्रयत्नेन (prayatnena): with effort, deliberate intention

• निम्न-उन्नत-विवर्जिताम् (nimna-unnata-vivarjitām): devoid of lows and highs, free from unevenness

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames Shiva as Prabhu (Pati) who establishes order in creation; Linga worship remembers this regulating, stabilizing power that supports dharma and makes spiritual practice possible.

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

Shiva-tattva is shown as sovereign governance: He intentionally structures the world’s forms (waters and land) into harmony, indicating Pati’s mastery over prakriti without being bound by it.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A contemplative Pashupata insight is implied: the yogin meditates on the world’s balance as Shiva’s śakti and aligns the pashu (soul) toward steadiness (samatā) rather than the ‘highs and lows’ of pasha (bondage).