Shloka 112

अध्याय ९६: शरभ-प्रादुर्भावः, नृसिंह-दर्पशमनम्, विष्णोः शिवस्तुतिः, फलश्रुति

Devanagari script

एक एव तदा विष्णुः शिवलीनो न चान्यथा एष एव नृसिंहात्मा सदर्पश् च महाबलः

Transliteration

eka eva tadā viṣṇuḥ śivalīno na cānyathā eṣa eva nṛsiṃhātmā sadarpaś ca mahābalaḥ

Translation

तदा विष्णुरेक एव शिवलीनः, न चान्यथा; स एव नृसिंहात्मा सदर्पो महाबलश्च बभूव।

Word by Word

• ekaḥ: one, single

• eva: indeed/only

• tadā: then/at that time

• viṣṇuḥ: Vishnu

• śiva-līnaḥ: merged/absorbed in Shiva (Shiva-svarūpa-niṣṭha)

• na: not

• ca: and

• anyathā: otherwise

• eṣaḥ: this/he

• eva: indeed

• nṛsiṃha-ātmā: having Narasimha as his form/nature

• sa-darpaḥ: possessing pride/arrogant (in power)

• ca: and

• mahā-balaḥ: of great strength

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Vishnu
• Narasimha

FAQs

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

It establishes Shiva as the ultimate ground (Pati) into whom even divine forms are absorbed; Linga worship aligns the pashu (soul) to that Shiva-tattva beyond separate identities.

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

Shiva-tattva is portrayed as the all-receiving, supreme reality in which Vishnu’s power and form can become ‘Shiva-lina’—showing non-dual supremacy where distinctions subside in Shiva.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The implied practice is laya (dissolution) of darpa/ahaṅkāra into Shiva through Pashupata-oriented contemplation—redirecting power and identity toward the Linga as the sign of Pati.