Shloka 90

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

Devanagari script

तथा चान्येषु भवति पुनस्तद्वै यथाक्रमम् सर्गे सर्गे यथा भेदा उत्पद्यन्ते तथैव तु

Transliteration

tathā cānyeṣu bhavati punastadvai yathākramam sarge sarge yathā bhedā utpadyante tathaiva tu

Translation

So geschieht es auch in anderen Zyklen: immer wieder, wahrlich, der rechten Ordnung gemäß. In jeder Schöpfung (sarga) entstehen die Unterscheidungen wie zuvor, sich nach derselben kosmischen Folge wiederholend unter Pati, dem Herrn, der das Hervortreten von Namen und Formen lenkt.

Word by Word

• तथा (tathā): thus, in the same manner

• च (ca): and

• अन्येषु (anyeṣu): in other (cycles/contexts)

• भवति (bhavati): it occurs, comes to be

• पुनः (punas): again

• तत् (tat): that (process/order)

• वै (vai): indeed

• यथाक्रमम् (yathā-kramam): according to the proper sequence

• सर्गे सर्गे (sarge sarge): in each creation, in every cycle of emanation

• यथा (yathā): as, just as

• भेदाः (bhedāḥ): distinctions, differentiations

• उत्पद्यन्ते (utpadyante): arise, are produced

• तथैव (tathaiva): in the same way

• तु (tu): indeed, moreover.

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the cosmology as received in the Linga Purana tradition)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames the cosmos as cyclic and ordered; Linga worship aligns the devotee (pashu) with the Pati who repeatedly manifests and withdraws the world, making the Linga a stable sign of Shiva beyond changing creations.

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

Shiva-tattva is implied as the governing intelligence behind krama (cosmic sequence): while bheda (differences) arise in every sarga, the Lord remains the constant ground and regulator of manifestation.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The takeaway is contemplative Pashupata discipline: observe the repeated arising of bheda as transient, and anchor awareness in the unchanging Pati symbolized by the Linga—supporting vairagya and steady Shiva-dhyana.