Shloka 2
ऋषभचरित्रवर्णनम् (Ṛṣabha-caritra-varṇanam) — “Account of Ṛṣabha’s Sacred Narrative”
शिव उवाच । सप्तमे चैव वाराहे कल्पे मन्वन्तराभिधे । कल्पेश्वरोऽथ भगवान्सर्वं लोकप्रकाशनः
śiva uvāca | saptame caiva vārāhe kalpe manvantarābhidhe | kalpeśvaro'tha bhagavānsarvaṃ lokaprakāśanaḥ
シヴァは言った。「第七のカルパ、すなわちヴァラーハ・カルパにおいて、マンヴァンタラと呼ばれる時期に、カルペーシュヴァラたるバガヴァーン、万界を顕現させる照明者が（その時）自らを示現した。」
Lord Shiva
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Cosmic Event: Varāha-kalpa; manvantara framing of cosmic administration (kalpa-īśvaratva)
FAQs
The verse frames Shiva as Kalpeśvara—sovereign of cosmic time—and Lokaprakāśana, the consciousness that reveals and sustains the worlds, pointing devotees to Shiva as the ultimate ground (Pati) behind changing cycles.
By describing Shiva as the manifesting Lord of the cosmos, it supports Saguna worship—approaching the transcendent through a tangible focus like the Śiva-liṅga, which symbolizes the same supreme reality governing Kalpa and Manvantara.
A practical takeaway is japa of the Pañcākṣarī—“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—meditating on Shiva as the inner light (lokaprakāśana) that illumines all experience, supported by Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrākṣa as Shaiva aids.