Shloka 4

युगधर्मवर्णनम् — चतुर्युग, गुण, धर्मपाद, तथा वार्तोत्पत्ति

Devanagari script

शैलादिरुवाच तस्य तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा शिलादस्य महात्मनः व्याजहार यथादृष्टं युगधर्मं सुविस्तरम्

Transliteration

śailādiruvāca tasya tadvacanaṃ śrutvā śilādasya mahātmanaḥ vyājahāra yathādṛṣṭaṃ yugadharmaṃ suvistaram

Translation

Śailādi sprach: Als er die Worte des großherzigen Śilāda vernommen hatte, legte er—so, wie er es selbst geschaut hatte—die Yuga-Dharma ausführlich und in voller Breite dar.

Word by Word

• Śailādiḥ: Śailādi (the speaker)

• uvāca: said

• tasya: of him/that (Śilāda)

• tad-vacanam: those words/speech

• śrutvā: having heard

• Śilādasya: of Śilāda

• mahātmanaḥ: of the great-souled one

• vyājahāra: spoke/explained

• yathā-dṛṣṭam: as seen/realized (as known through direct understanding)

• yuga-dharmam: the dharma of the ages (yuga-wise religious order)

• suvistaram: very extensively/in great detail.

Speaker

Śailādi

Characters & Entities

• Śailādi
• Śilāda

FAQs

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

It frames the teaching context: yuga-wise dharma is to be taught in detail, implying that Shiva-bhakti and Linga-oriented discipline must be practiced according to time, capacity, and prescribed order.

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

Indirectly, it points to Shiva-tattva as the stable Pati (Lord) whose dharma-guidance is articulated through realized instruction; the emphasis on “as seen/realized” aligns with Shaiva stress on experiential knowing supporting scripture.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No single rite is named in this verse; it introduces an extended exposition of yuga-dharma, which typically includes regulated worship (pujā), vows, and Shaiva disciplines aligned with Pashupata-style restraint and devotion.