Shloka 61

Adhyaya 40: Kali-yuga Lakshana, Yuga-sandhyamsha, and the Re-emergence of Dharma

Devanagari script

गङ्गायमुनयोर्मध्ये स्थितिं प्राप्तः सहानुगः ततो व्यतीते काले तु सामात्यः सहसैनिकः

Transliteration

gaṅgāyamunayormadhye sthitiṃ prāptaḥ sahānugaḥ tato vyatīte kāle tu sāmātyaḥ sahasainikaḥ

Translation

Mit seinen Gefährten nahm er Aufenthalt in der Gegend zwischen Gaṅgā und Yamunā. Als die Zeit verging, blieb er dort, zusammen mit seinen Ministern und seinem Heer.

Word by Word

• गङ्गा-यमुनयोः: of the Ganga and Yamuna

• मध्ये: in the middle/between

• स्थितिम्: a settled state/residence

• प्राप्तः: obtained/reached

• सह-अनुगः: together with followers/attendants

• ततः: then/thereafter

• व्यतीते: having passed/elapsed

• काले: when time

• तु: indeed/and

• स-अमात्यः: with ministers

• सह-सैनिकः: with soldiers/troops

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Ganga
• Yamuna

FAQs

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

By placing the narrative in the Gaṅgā–Yamunā sacred region, the verse signals a tirtha-setting where Śiva-pūjā and Linga-pratiṣṭhā traditionally bear intensified merit and become conducive to Śiva’s anugraha (grace).

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

Indirectly, it frames the world as a field governed by kāla (time) and movement, within which the pashu (individual) seeks stability; in Śaiva Siddhānta, true स्थिति (abiding) culminates when the pashu is freed from pāśa (bondage) by Pati, Śiva.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A tirtha-stay (kshetra-vāsa) is implied: dwelling in a sacred confluence-region to undertake purification, japa, vrata, and Śiva/Linga worship—often preparatory supports for Pāśupata-oriented discipline.