Shloka 114

Adhyaya 70: आदिसर्गः—महत्-अहङ्कार-तन्मात्रा-भूतसृष्टिः, ब्रह्माण्डावरणम्, प्रजासर्गः, त्रिमूर्ति-शैवाधिष्ठानम्

Devanagari script

अतीतानि च कल्पानि सोदर्काणि सहान्वयैः अनागतेषु तद्वच्च तर्कः कार्यो विजानता

Transliteration

atītāni ca kalpāni sodarkāṇi sahānvayaiḥ anāgateṣu tadvacca tarkaḥ kāryo vijānatā

Translation

বিবেচক ব্যক্তির উচিত অতীত কল্পসমূহকে—তাদের ক্রম, ফল এবং বংশপরম্পরাসহ—বিচার করা; এবং ভবিষ্যৎ কল্পসমূহের ক্ষেত্রেও তদ্রূপ বিচার প্রয়োগ করা।

Word by Word

• atītāni: those that have passed

• ca: and

• kalpāni: kalpas (cosmic aeons)

• sa-udarkāṇi (sodarkāṇi): together with their results/outcomes

• saha-anvayaiḥ: along with their continuities, connections, and lineal successions

• anāgateṣu: in those yet to come (future kalpas)

• tadvac: in the same manner

• ca: also

• tarkaḥ: reasoning, reflective inquiry, discernment

• kāryaḥ: should be done/undertaken

• vijānatā: by one who knows, by the discerning person.

Speaker

Suta Goswami

FAQs

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

It frames Linga-worship as grounded in jñāna and viveka: by understanding repeating kalpa-cycles and their outcomes, the devotee recognizes the Linga (Pati) as timeless while all manifested orders change.

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

By urging reasoning across past and future kalpas, it implies that Shiva-tattva (Pati) is constant beyond cyclical creation and dissolution, while the pashu-world and its lineages are contingent and recurring.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

It highlights tarka-based viveka as a yogic discipline—supporting Pāśupata-style detachment from pasha (bondage) by seeing the patterned impermanence of kalpas and turning the mind toward the unchanging Lord.