Shloka 7

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

Devanagari script

अदृष्टपूर्वैरन्यैश् च वेष्टितो वीरवन्दितः कल्पान्तज्वलनज्वालो विलसल्लोचनत्रयः

Transliteration

adṛṣṭapūrvairanyaiś ca veṣṭito vīravanditaḥ kalpāntajvalanajvālo vilasallocanatrayaḥ

Translation

ఇంతకు ముందు ఎప్పుడూ చూడని ఇతర అద్భుత సత్త్వాలతో చుట్టుముట్టబడి, వీరులచే స్తుతింపబడి, కల్పాంత అగ్నిజ్వాలలా మండుతూ, త్రినేత్ర కాంతితో ఆ ప్రభువు ప్రకాశించాడు—ఆయన దృష్టి పశువుల పాశాలను లయపరుస్తుంది।

Word by Word

• अदृष्टपूर्वैः: by those never seen before/previously unseen

• अन्यैः: by other (beings)

• च: and

• वेष्टितः: surrounded/encircled

• वीरवन्दितः: praised by heroes/valiant ones

• कल्पान्त: at the end of the kalpa/aeon

• ज्वलन: fire

• ज्वालः: flame/blazing radiance

• विलसत्: shining, flashing forth

• लोचनत्रयः: the three-eyed one (Shiva)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames Shiva as the kalpānta-like blazing Presence—an icon of the Linga as the transcendent Pati whose manifest radiance is worthy of heroic praise and devotional approach.

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

Shiva-tattva is shown as awe-inspiring and world-transcending: the Three-Eyed Lord whose power resembles cosmic dissolution, indicating sovereignty over creation, maintenance, and withdrawal.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse supports Pāśupata-bhāva in worship—meditating on Shiva as Trinetra and Kalpāntāgni, cultivating dispassion and surrender so the paśu may be freed from pāśa under Pati’s grace.