Shloka 35

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

Devanagari script

विंशतिश् च सहस्राणि कालो ऽयम् अधिकं विना मन्वन्तरस्य संख्यैषा लैङ्गे ऽस्मिन्कीर्तिता द्विजाः

Transliteration

viṃśatiś ca sahasrāṇi kālo 'yam adhikaṃ vinā manvantarasya saṃkhyaiṣā laiṅge 'sminkīrtitā dvijāḥ

Translation

يا معشرَ ذوي الولادتين! هذه هي عِدّةُ المَنفَنتَرا: عشرون ألفًا (من وحدات الزمان)، من غير احتساب الجزء الزائد المُقحَم. وقد عُلِّم هذا التعداد هنا في هذا اللِّينغا بورانا (Liṅga Purāṇa).

Word by Word

• विंशतिः: twenty

• च: and

• सहस्राणि: thousands

• कालः: time-period/measure of time

• अयम्: this

• अधिकं: additional/excess (intercalary portion)

• विना: without

• मन्वन्तरस्य: of a Manvantara

• संख्यैषा: this number/this count

• लैङ्गे: in the Liṅga (Purāṇa)/pertaining to the Liṅga tradition

• अस्मिन्: in this

• कीर्तिता: declared/proclaimed

• द्विजाः: O twice-born (Brāhmaṇa sages)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Manu (Manvantara concept)

FAQs

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

It frames Liṅga-worship within Shaiva sacred cosmology by fixing the Manvantara as a defined time-cycle, implying that puṇya, puja, and Śiva-anugraha operate meaningfully across ordered cosmic periods rather than random time.

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

Indirectly, it presents Śiva-tattva as the stable ground of cosmic order: while Manvantaras and their counts change as kāla (time), the teaching authority of the Liṅga tradition remains consistent—pointing to Pati (Śiva) as transcending yet governing kāla.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No specific rite is prescribed in this verse; the takeaway is doctrinal—understanding kāla (cosmic time) as the framework in which Pāśupata discipline and Liṅga-pūjā yield results across yugas and Manvantaras.