Shloka 25

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

Devanagari script

वाराहीं चैव तां सैंहीम् आस्थायेहव्यवस्थितः देवानां देवरक्षार्थं निहत्य दितिजेश्वरम्

Transliteration

vārāhīṃ caiva tāṃ saiṃhīm āsthāyehavyavasthitaḥ devānāṃ devarakṣārthaṃ nihatya ditijeśvaram

Translation

ณ ที่นี้ พระองค์ทรงอาศัยพลังวราหีและสิงหี ยืนหยัดมั่นคง แล้วทรงประหารจอมแห่งเหล่าทิติบุตรเพื่อคุ้มครองเหล่าเทพ—ดังนี้ธรรมะจึงได้รับการพิทักษ์ภายใต้อธิปไตยแห่งปติ (ศิวะ)

Word by Word

• वाराहीम्: (the power/form) Varāhī

• च एव: and indeed

• ताम्: that

• सैंहीम् (सिंहीम्): (the power/form) Siṃhī/Lioness-energy

• आस्थाय: having assumed/taken refuge in

• इह: here (in this context/battlefield)

• व्यवस्थितः: stationed/steadfastly positioned

• देवानाम्: of the Devas

• देवरक्षार्थम्: for the purpose of protecting the gods

• निहत्य: having slain

• दितिजेश्वरम्: the lord of the Diti-born (Daitya king).

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Devas
• Varahi
• Simhi
• Daitya (Diti-putra)
• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames divine protection (deva-rakṣā) as an expression of Pati’s sovereignty: the Linga signifies Śiva as the stabilizing principle of dharma, upheld through Śakti-powered action against adharmic forces.

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

Śiva-tattva is implied as Pati—the supreme protector who, through Śakti (Varāhī and Siṃhī), restores cosmic balance by removing hostile powers (daitya-bhāva) that bind beings in pasha.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The key yogic cue is vyavasthita—steadfast, unwavering establishment; in Pāśupata-oriented practice it points to firm dhāraṇā and disciplined resolve while invoking Śiva-Śakti for protection and inner victory over bondage.