Shloka 32

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

Devanagari script

विंशतिश् च सहस्राणि संध्यांशश् च चतुर्युगः एवं चतुर्युगाख्यानां साधिका ह्येकसप्ततिः

Transliteration

viṃśatiś ca sahasrāṇi saṃdhyāṃśaś ca caturyugaḥ evaṃ caturyugākhyānāṃ sādhikā hyekasaptatiḥ

Translation

Ein Caturyuga, zusammen mit seinen Dämmerungsanteilen (saṁdhyā-aṁśas), umfasst zwanzigtausend göttliche Jahre. So heißt es, die Zählung der Caturyugas betrage einundsiebzig, und darüber hinaus komme noch ein zusätzlicher Bruchteil hinzu.

Word by Word

• viṁśatiḥ: twenty

• ca: and

• sahasrāṇi: thousands

• saṁdhyā-aṁśaḥ: the twilight portion(s) (junction periods at the beginning/end of yugas)

• ca: and

• caturyugaḥ: the four-yuga cycle

• evaṁ: thus

• caturyuga-ākhyānām: of the Caturyuga enumerations/cycles

• sādhikā: with an addition, exceeding

• hi: indeed

• ekasaptatiḥ: seventy-one

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames cosmic time (kāla) as an ordered measure within creation; in Linga worship, this supports the Shaiva view that time and cycles operate under Pati (Shiva), the transcendent Lord symbolized by the Linga.

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

By emphasizing precise cosmic cycles, the verse implies Shiva’s lordship over kāla—Shiva-tattva as Pati is not bound by time, while the worlds and Pashus move through time’s yuga-cycles.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No direct ritual is prescribed; the takeaway is contemplative discipline—using yuga-time reflection to cultivate vairāgya in Pashupata-oriented practice, recognizing the impermanence of worldly cycles under Shiva’s sovereignty.