Shloka 61

Adhyaya 4: अहोरात्र-युग-मन्वन्तर-कल्पमान तथा प्रलयान्ते सृष्ट्युपक्रमः

Devanagari script

पूर्ववत्स्थापयामास वाराहं रूपमास्थितः नदीनदसमुद्रांश् च पूर्ववच्चाकरोत्प्रभुः

Transliteration

pūrvavatsthāpayāmāsa vārāhaṃ rūpamāsthitaḥ nadīnadasamudrāṃś ca pūrvavaccākarotprabhuḥ

Translation

主化现为野猪（Varāha）之形，使万有复归如昔；并同样使诸河流、溪涧与大海恢复其本初的秩序。

Word by Word

• पूर्ववत् (pūrvavat): as before, in the former state

• स्थापयामास (sthāpayāmāsa): established, set in place again

• वाराहम् (vārāham): the Boar (Varāha) form

• रूपम् (rūpam): form

• आस्थितः (āsthitaḥ): having assumed, taking refuge in

• नदीः (nadīḥ): rivers

• नद (nada): streams, rivulets

• समुद्रान् (samudrān): oceans, seas

• च (ca): and

• पूर्ववत् (pūrvavat): as before

• चकार (cakāra): made, fashioned, restored

• प्रभुः (prabhuḥ): the Lord, the Sovereign.

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Varaha
• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames the Lord as the sovereign restorer of cosmic order; Linga worship honors that same Pati-tattva—Shiva as the stable axis by which worlds and sacred waters are set “as before.”

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

By calling Him “Prabhu” who assumes forms and restores creation, it points to Shiva as Pati: transcendent yet immanent, capable of taking up a form for loka-saṅgraha while remaining the supreme controller of sṛṣṭi-sthiti.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse implicitly elevates tīrtha and jalatattva (rivers and oceans) as restored sacred supports for worship; in practice this aligns with śiva-pūjā using pure water/abhisheka and the Pāśupata aim of freeing the paśu from pāśa under the guidance of Pati.