The Sadguru said:
Once, at the change of a cosmic age, during the periodic (*naimittika*) dissolution, as is known, water was everywhere, and it appeared like a great ocean.
śrīsadgururuvāca
kadācidyugaparyāye laye naimittike yathā
abhūt sarvatra salilaṃ dadṛśe sāgaro yathā
कदाचित् · kadācit — once
युगपर्याये · yugaparyāye — at the change of a cosmic age
लये · laye — during dissolution
नैमित्तिके · naimittike — periodic
यथा · yathā — as is known
अभूत् · abhūt — became
सर्वत्र · sarvatra — everywhere
सलिलम् · salilam — water
ददृशे · dadṛśe — appeared
सागरः · sāgaraḥ — ocean
कदाचित् युगपर्याये नैमित्तिके लये यथा सर्वत्र सलिलम् अभूत्, सागरः यथा ददृशे।
once · at the change of a cosmic age · during dissolution · periodic · as is known · became · everywhere · water · appeared · ocean
This verse sets the cosmic stage for the narrative, establishing the setting of the naimittika pralaya which necessitates the divine intervention that leads to the founding of the sacred site.
