Shloka 34

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

Devanagari script

त्रिंशत्कोट्यस्तु वर्षाणां मानुषेण द्विजोत्तमाः सप्तषष्टिस्तथान्यानि नियुतान्यधिकानि तु

Transliteration

triṃśatkoṭyastu varṣāṇāṃ mānuṣeṇa dvijottamāḥ saptaṣaṣṭistathānyāni niyutānyadhikāni tu

Translation

يا أفضلَ ذوي الولادتين! إذا حُسِبَتْ بسنين البشر بلغت ثلاثين كوطِيًّا من السنين؛ ويُزاد عليها أيضًا سبعٌ وستون نِيُوتا (myriad) إضافية.

Word by Word

• त्रिंशत्कोट्यः: thirty crores (300 million)

• तु: indeed

• वर्षाणाम्: of years

• मानुषेण: by the human (measure), in human reckoning

• द्विजोत्तमाः: O best of the twice-born (Brahmins)

• सप्तषष्टिः: sixty-seven

• तथा: and also

• अन्यानि: other, additional

• नियुतानि: myriads (ten-thousands)

• अधिकानि: more, in excess

• तु: also/indeed

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages at Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Suta
• Brahmins (Dvijas)

FAQs

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

By stressing immense cosmic durations in human reckoning, the verse frames Linga worship as alignment with Shiva as Pati—the Lord who transcends and regulates Kala—rather than as a merely short-lived, worldly rite.

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

Though Shiva is not named here, the teaching on vast measures of time implies the Shaiva Siddhanta view that Kala is a pasha (bond) for the pashu (soul), while Shiva as Pati remains beyond time and is the ultimate ground of the cosmic order being measured.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No specific puja-vidhi is stated; the practical takeaway is contemplative discipline (yogic viveka) on Kala’s vastness, supporting Pashupata-oriented detachment and steadiness in Shiva-bhakti.