Shloka 84

Devanagari script

तदा तस्यैव तु गतं वर्षाणामधिकं शतम् कृष्णस्य द्वारकायां वै जराक्लेशापहारिणः

Transliteration

tadā tasyaiva tu gataṃ varṣāṇāmadhikaṃ śatam kṛṣṇasya dvārakāyāṃ vai jarākleśāpahāriṇaḥ

Translation

Damals waren in eben jener Dvārakā Kṛṣṇas—berühmt als Vertreiberin der Beschwerden von Alter und Leid—mehr als hundert Jahre vergangen.

Word by Word

• tadā: then

• tasyaiva: of that very (place/time/context)

• tu: indeed

• gatam: elapsed/passed

• varṣāṇām: of years

• adhikam: more than/exceeding

• śatam: a hundred

• kṛṣṇasya: of Kṛṣṇa

• dvārakāyām: in Dvārakā

• vai: indeed/verily

• jarā: old age

• kleśa: pain/affliction

• apahāriṇaḥ: removing/taking away (genitive epithet)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Krishna
• Dvaraka

FAQs

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

It frames impermanence—time surpasses even royal Dvārakā—thereby directing the devotee from worldly refuge to Pati (Śiva) as the ultimate shelter accessed through Liṅga-pūjā.

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

By highlighting jarā and kleśa as unavoidable in saṃsāra, it implicitly points to Śiva-tattva as the transcendent Pati whose grace alone removes the deeper kleśas rooted in pāśa (bondage).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No specific rite is named; the takeaway is vairāgya (dispassion) leading to steady Liṅga-upāsanā and Pāśupata-oriented discipline aimed at freedom from kleśa.