Linga Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 27

अन्धक-हिरण्याक्ष-प्रसङ्गः, वराहावतारः, दंष्ट्राभूषणं च

Devanagari script

वाराहरूपमनघं चचाल च धरा पुनः तस्य दंष्ट्राभराक्रान्ता देवदेवस्य धीमतः

Transliteration

vārāharūpamanaghaṃ cacāla ca dharā punaḥ tasya daṃṣṭrābharākrāntā devadevasya dhīmataḥ

Translation

他化现为无垢的野猪之形而行；那位睿智的诸神之主再度托举大地。大地被其獠牙之重所压而承载，遂动而上升。

Word by Word

• वाराहरूपम्: the Boar-form

• अनघम्: flawless, stainless

• चचाल: moved, stirred

• च: and

• धरा: the Earth

• पुनः: again

• तस्य: of Him

• दंष्ट्रा: tusk

• भर: weight, burden

• आक्रान्ता: pressed down, borne upon

• देवदेवस्य: of the God of gods

• धीमतः: of the wise, discerning one

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Vishnu
• Varaha
• Earth (Dhara/Bhumi)

FAQs

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

It frames restoration of dharma as an act of the supreme Pati (Lord), the same Mahadeva revered through the Linga—showing that Linga-worship aligns the devotee with Shiva’s power to uphold and re-stabilize the world.

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

Shiva-tattva is indicated as the deva-deva, the wise sovereign whose will moves and supports the cosmos; even when a boar-form is described, the verse emphasizes the supreme Lordhood (Pati) behind the form.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The takeaway is Pashupata orientation: the aspirant contemplates Pati as the lifter of the burden of Pasha (bondage), using devotion and meditative recollection (smarana) of Shiva’s saving power rather than a specific external rite in this line.