Shloka 20

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

Devanagari script

अनेन हरिरूपेण हिरण्यकशिपुर्हतः वामनेन बलिर्बद्धस् त्वया विक्रमता पुनः

Transliteration

anena harirūpeṇa hiraṇyakaśipurhataḥ vāmanena balirbaddhas tvayā vikramatā punaḥ

Translation

ఈ హరిరూపమునే హిరణ్యకశిపుడు హతుడయ్యెను. మరల వామనుడై, విక్రమరూపమున విస్తరించి నీవు బలిని బంధించితివి. ఏకుడైన పతి (ప్రభువు) అధర్మనిగ్రహార్థం, పశువు పాశమోచనార్థం అనేక శక్తిరూపాలు ధరిస్తాడు.

Word by Word

• anena: by this

• hari-rūpeṇa: in the form of Hari (Viṣṇu)

• hiraṇyakaśipuḥ: Hiraṇyakaśipu

• hataḥ: slain

• vāmanena: by (the form) Vāmana

• baliḥ: Bali

• baddhaḥ: bound, restrained

• tvayā: by you

• vikramatā: by the wide-striding one / by the act of striding forth (Vikrama)

• punaḥ: again

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Purana’s teaching to the sages, echoing a hymn-like address to the Supreme Lord identified with Shiva)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Vishnu
• Hiranyakashipu
• Vamana
• Bali
• Vikrama (Trivikrama)

FAQs

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

It frames famous Vaiṣṇava avatāra deeds as expressions of the one Supreme Lord revered in Linga worship—showing that the Linga signifies the transcendent Pati whose power operates through many forms to uphold dharma.

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

Shiva-tattva is presented as singular and sovereign, capable of assuming Hari-forms without division—binding the arrogant and destroying adharma, while ultimately freeing the pashu from pāśa through divine governance.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse itself is stuti (praise) used as a bhakti-aṅga in Shiva-puja; doctrinally it supports Pāśupata insight that the Pati alone has the śakti to bind and release—guiding the yogin toward surrender and detachment from pāśa.