Shloka 8

ब्रह्मणो वरप्रदानम् — शिवस्य परत्वप्रतिपादनम् तथा वराहेण भूमेः पुनःस्थापनम्

Devanagari script

नदीनदसमुद्रांश् च पूर्ववच्चाकरोत्प्रभुः कृत्वा चोर्वीं प्रयत्नेन निम्नोन्नतविवर्जिताम्

Transliteration

nadīnadasamudrāṃś ca pūrvavaccākarotprabhuḥ kṛtvā corvīṃ prayatnena nimnonnatavivarjitām

Translation

پروردگار (پتی) نے پہلے کی طرح ندیاں، نالے اور سمندر بنائے؛ اور کوشش سے زمین کو اس طرح سنوارا کہ وہ حد سے زیادہ نشیب و فراز سے پاک ہو گئی۔

Word by Word

• नदी (nadī): river

• नद (nada): stream/river-current

• समुद्रान् (samudrān): oceans/seas

• च (ca): and

• पूर्ववत् (pūrvavat): as before/in the former manner

• च (ca): and

• अकरोत् (akarot): made/created

• प्रभुः (prabhuḥ): the Lord, sovereign (Pati)

• कृत्वा (kṛtvā): having done/made

• च (ca): and

• उर्वीम् (urvīm): the earth

• प्रयत्नेन (prayatnena): with effort, deliberate intention

• निम्न-उन्नत-विवर्जिताम् (nimna-unnata-vivarjitām): devoid of lows and highs, free from unevenness

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames Shiva as Prabhu (Pati) who establishes order in creation; Linga worship remembers this regulating, stabilizing power that supports dharma and makes spiritual practice possible.

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

Shiva-tattva is shown as sovereign governance: He intentionally structures the world’s forms (waters and land) into harmony, indicating Pati’s mastery over prakriti without being bound by it.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A contemplative Pashupata insight is implied: the yogin meditates on the world’s balance as Shiva’s śakti and aligns the pashu (soul) toward steadiness (samatā) rather than the ‘highs and lows’ of pasha (bondage).