Shloka 13

अन्धक-हिरण्याक्ष-प्रसङ्गः, वराहावतारः, दंष्ट्राभूषणं च

Devanagari script

त्वमष्टमूर्तिस्त्वमनन्तमूर्तिस् त्वमादिदेवस्त्वमनन्तवेदितः त्वया कृतं सर्वमिदं प्रसीद सुरेश लोकेश वराह विष्णो

Transliteration

tvamaṣṭamūrtistvamanantamūrtis tvamādidevastvamanantaveditaḥ tvayā kṛtaṃ sarvamidaṃ prasīda sureśa lokeśa varāha viṣṇo

Translation

พระองค์ทรงเป็นอัษฏมูรติ และทรงมีรูปอันหาที่สุดมิได้; ทรงเป็นอาทิเทพ ผู้เป็นที่รู้ได้โดยพระเวทอย่างไร้ขอบเขต. สรรพจักรวาลนี้พระองค์ทรงกระทำขึ้น—ขอทรงเมตตาเถิด โอ้จอมเทพ ผู้เป็นเจ้าแห่งโลกทั้งหลาย วราหะ วิษณุ.

Word by Word

• त्वम् (tvam): you

• अष्टमूर्तिः (aṣṭamūrtiḥ): the eight-formed Lord (eight manifestations)

• त्वम् (tvam): you

• अनन्तमूर्तिः (anantamūrtiḥ): of endless forms

• त्वम् (tvam): you

• आदिदेवः (ādidevaḥ): the primordial god

• त्वम् (tvam): you

• अनन्तवेदितः (anantaveditaḥ): endlessly knowable/known through the Veda

• त्वया (tvayā): by you

• कृतम् (kṛtam): made, fashioned

• सर्वम् (sarvam): all

• इदम् (idam): this (world)

• प्रसीद (prasīda): be gracious, show favor

• सुरेश (sureśa): Lord of the gods

• लोकेश (lokeśa): Lord of the worlds

• वराह (varāha): the Boar-incarnation

• विष्णो (viṣṇo): O Viṣṇu

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating a hymn of praise within the Purva-Bhaga context)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Varaha
• Veda
• Devas

FAQs

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

It frames divine worship as moving from many names and avatāras to one supreme Reality: the devotee praises Viṣṇu (Varāha) while implicitly affirming the single Pati behind all forms—supporting Linga worship as the symbol of that formless-yet-all-form Lord.

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

By declaring “eightfold” and “infinite-formed,” it points to the Shaiva view that the Supreme (Pati) manifests as the cosmos and its deities without being limited by them—Shiva-tattva is simultaneously immanent (as forms) and transcendent (endless, Veda-known).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The key practice is stuti with tattva-buddhi (right metaphysical discernment): praising the deity while contemplating the one Lord beyond all names—an inner discipline aligned with Pāśupata orientation toward recognizing Pati as the ruler of all lokas.