Shiva Purana

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यद्दिनं हि समारभ्य तद्रूपं धृतवान्हरिः ॥ तद्दिनं प्रति कल्पोऽसौ कल्पो वाराहसंज्ञकः ॥ १६ ॥

Since the day he assumed the form of a Boar, the aeon by the title of Vārāha has started.

english translation

yaddinaM hi samArabhya tadrUpaM dhRtavAnhariH ॥ taddinaM prati kalpo'sau kalpo vArAhasaMjJakaH ॥ 16 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

तदिच्छा वा यदा जाता ताभ्यां रूपं हि धारणे ॥ तद्दिनं प्रतिकल्पोऽसौ कल्पो वाराहसंज्ञक् ॥ १७ ॥

Or the Vārāhakalpa can be considered to have started since the day we two decided to assume these forms.

english translation

tadicchA vA yadA jAtA tAbhyAM rUpaM hi dhAraNe ॥ taddinaM pratikalpo'sau kalpo vArAhasaMjJak ॥ 17 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

इति प्रश्नोत्तरं दत्तं प्रस्तुतं शृणु नारद ॥ स्मृत्वा शिवपदांभोजं वक्ष्ये सृष्टिविधिं मुने ॥ १८ ॥

O Nārada, thus I have answered your relevant question. O sage, now listen. I shall resume the context. Remembering the lotus-like feet of Śiva I shall explain to you the mode of Creation.

english translation

iti praznottaraM dattaM prastutaM zRNu nArada ॥ smRtvA zivapadAMbhojaM vakSye sRSTividhiM mune ॥ 18 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

अंतर्हिते महादेवे त्वहं लोकपितामहः ॥ तदीयं वचनं कर्तुमध्यायन्ध्यानतत्परः ॥ १९ ॥

When God Śiva vanished, I, Pitāmaha (grandfather) of the worlds fell into contemplation pondering on the means of carrying out His words of direction.

english translation

aMtarhite mahAdeve tvahaM lokapitAmahaH ॥ tadIyaM vacanaM kartumadhyAyandhyAnatatparaH ॥ 19 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

नमस्कृत्य तदा शंभुं ज्ञानं प्राप्य हरेस्तदा ॥ आनंदं परमं गत्वा सृष्टिं कर्तुं मनो दधे ॥ 2.1.15.२० ॥

Then after bowing down to Śiva, getting knowledge from Viṣṇu and attaining the highest bliss, I decided to start the work of creation.

english translation

namaskRtya tadA zaMbhuM jJAnaM prApya harestadA ॥ AnaMdaM paramaM gatvA sRSTiM kartuM mano dadhe ॥ 2.1.15.20 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript