Shloka 30

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

Devanagari script

षष्टिश्चैव सहस्राणि कालः कलियुगस्य तु एवं चतुर्युगः काल ऋते संध्यांशकात्स्मृतः

Transliteration

ṣaṣṭiścaiva sahasrāṇi kālaḥ kaliyugasya tu evaṃ caturyugaḥ kāla ṛte saṃdhyāṃśakātsmṛtaḥ

Translation

Die Dauer des Kali‑yuga wird mit sechzigtausend Jahren angegeben. Ebenso wird die Dauer eines vierfachen Zeitalterzyklus (caturyuga) überliefert—unter Ausschluss der Dämmerungsanteile (saṃdhyā‑aṃśas), die die Übergänge der Yugas markieren.

Word by Word

• षष्टिः (ṣaṣṭiḥ): sixty

• च (ca): and

• एव (eva): indeed

• सहस्राणि (sahasrāṇi): thousands

• कालः (kālaḥ): time-span/duration

• कलियुगस्य (kali-yugasya): of the Kali age

• तु (tu): but/indeed

• एवं (evaṃ): thus

• चतुर्युगः (catur-yugaḥ): the four-yuga cycle

• कालः (kālaḥ): duration

• ऋते (ṛte): excluding/without

• संध्यांशकात् (saṃdhyā-aṃśakāt): from the twilight-portions (junctional fractions)

• स्मृतः (smṛtaḥ): is remembered/declared in tradition

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

By defining yuga-time and the junctional saṃdhyā portions, the verse frames when dharma wanes and why steadfast Shiva-bhakti and Linga-upāsanā are emphasized as stabilizing disciplines for the pashu (soul) under changing kāla.

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

Though not naming Shiva explicitly, the teaching presumes kāla (cosmic time) as an ordered principle within the Lord’s governance—Shiva as Pati stands beyond measurement while regulating yuga-cycles that bind the pashu through pasha (limitations).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No single rite is prescribed in this line, but the implication for Kali Yuga is intensified reliance on Shiva-centered sādhanā—Linga-pūjā, mantra-japa, and Pāśupata-oriented discipline to transcend kāla-bound agitation.