Shloka 52
विष्णूत्पत्तिवर्णनम्
Description of the Origin/Manifestation of Viṣṇu
अभिव्याप्तं च सकलं शून्यं यत्तन्महामुने । ब्रह्मरूपं जलमभूत्स्पर्शनात्पापनाशनम्
abhivyāptaṃ ca sakalaṃ śūnyaṃ yattanmahāmune | brahmarūpaṃ jalamabhūtsparśanātpāpanāśanam
Ô grand sage, lorsque tout fut imprégné par ce Vide qui embrasse tout, les eaux surgirent comme la forme même de Brahman ; par leur seul contact, les péchés sont anéantis.
Sūta Gosvāmin
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Significance: Frames primordial waters as brahma-rūpa and pāpa-nāśana, supporting the general tīrtha-doctrine that contact with sanctified waters purifies and prepares the paśu for Śiva-anugraha.
Role: creative
Cosmic Event: pre-cosmic unmanifestation giving rise to āpas (primordial waters)
FAQs
It links cosmogony with purification: from the unmanifest, all-pervading state arises sacred water imbued with brahma-tattva, teaching that contact with sanctified elements supports inner cleansing and readiness for Shiva-realization.
In Shiva worship, water is central to abhiṣeka of the Liṅga; this verse grounds that practice in creation itself—water is portrayed as inherently purifying, thus fit for offering to Saguna Shiva while pointing to the supreme reality beyond form.
Perform snāna (ritual bathing) and Liṅga-abhiṣeka with a contemplative attitude—touching and offering water while remembering its brahma-nature and reciting Shiva mantras (especially the Pañcākṣarī) as a discipline for pāpa-kṣaya and inner purity.