Shloka 28

Varaha-Pradurbhava Context: Prahlada’s Bhakti, Narasimha’s Ugra-Form, and Shiva’s Sharabha Intervention

Devanagari script

भवानेव जगत्सर्वं प्रलापेन किमीश्वर मायया बहुधा संस्थम् अद्वितीयमयं प्रभो

Transliteration

bhavāneva jagatsarvaṃ pralāpena kimīśvara māyayā bahudhā saṃstham advitīyamayaṃ prabho

Translation

ஓ ஈசுவரா! இந்த முழு உலகமும் நீயே; மேலும் உரையாடல் எதற்கு? உன் மாயையால் நீ பல வடிவங்களில் நிலைத்ததுபோல் தோன்றினாலும், உண்மையில் நீ இரண்டற்ற ஒரே தத்துவம், ஓ பிரபுவே.

Word by Word

• भवान् (bhavān): You

• एव (eva): alone/indeed

• जगत् (jagat): universe

• सर्वम् (sarvam): all

• प्रलापेन (pralāpena): by talk/idle speech/disputation

• किम् (kim): what (use/need)?

• ईश्वर (īśvara): O Lord

• मायया (māyayā): by Māyā (divine concealing/projecting power)

• बहुधा (bahudhā): in many ways/manifoldly

• संस्थम् (saṁstham): situated/established/appearing as

• अद्वितीयमयम् (advitīya-mayam): consisting of non-duality, without a second

• प्रभो (prabho): O Master/Lord

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating a devotee’s praise within the Purva-Bhaga dialogue framework)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames Linga-worship as contemplation of Shiva as the all-pervading Pati: the Linga signifies the One reality that appears as the entire cosmos through Māyā, guiding the worshipper from form to the formless ground.

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

Shiva is declared the whole universe, yet intrinsically advitīya (without a second). Multiplicity belongs to Māyā’s manifestation, while Shiva-tattva remains the single, sovereign reality beyond change.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The takeaway is Pashupata-style inner practice: reduce disputation, fix buddhi on the non-dual Pati, and perceive all names/forms as Māyā-dependent appearances resting in Shiva.