Shloka 1

ब्रह्मकृत-ईशानस्तवः तथा विश्वरूपदेवी-प्रकृतिरहस्योपदेशः

Devanagari script

सूत उवाच अथान्यो ब्रह्मणः कल्पो वर्तते मुनिपुङ्गवाः विश्वरूप इति ख्यातो नामतः परमाद्भुतः

Transliteration

sūta uvāca athānyo brahmaṇaḥ kalpo vartate munipuṅgavāḥ viśvarūpa iti khyāto nāmataḥ paramādbhutaḥ

Translation

苏多说道：诸位最胜牟尼啊，梵天另有一劫正在运行，名号称为“毗湿瓦卢帕”（Viśvarūpa，宇宙之形），其名本身便极其奇妙。

Word by Word

• सूतः: Sūta (the narrator)

• उवाच: said

• अथ: then/now

• अन्यः: another/different

• ब्रह्मणः: of Brahmā

• कल्पः: cosmic aeon/creation-cycle

• वर्तते: proceeds/is in operation

• मुनिपुङ्गवाः: O best of sages

• विश्वरूपः: Viśvarūpa (all-formed/universal-form)

• इति: thus

• ख्यातः: famed/known

• नामतः: by name/in name

• परमाद्भुतः: exceedingly marvelous

Speaker

Suta

Characters & Entities

• Brahma

FAQs

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

It frames the teaching within a specific kalpa (Viśvarūpa), implying that Linga-tattva and Shiva’s salvific role recur across cosmic cycles, making Linga worship a timeless (kalpātīta) Shaiva anchor.

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

While Shiva is not named here, the verse sets the cosmological stage typical of the Linga Purana where Brahmā’s kalpas unfold under the supreme Pati’s (Shiva’s) overarching reality—Pati remaining constant as worlds change.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No specific puja-vidhi or Pāśupata-yoga limb is stated in this verse; it functions as an introductory marker for a kalpa-based teaching context in which later practices and doctrines are situated.