Shloka 108

Adhyaya 70: आदिसर्गः—महत्-अहङ्कार-तन्मात्रा-भूतसृष्टिः, ब्रह्माण्डावरणम्, प्रजासर्गः, त्रिमूर्ति-शैवाधिष्ठानम्

Devanagari script

कालसंख्याविवृत्तस्य परार्धो ब्रह्मणः स्मृतः तावच्छेषो ऽस्य कालो ऽन्यस् तस्यान्ते प्रतिसृज्यते

Transliteration

kālasaṃkhyāvivṛttasya parārdho brahmaṇaḥ smṛtaḥ tāvaccheṣo 'sya kālo 'nyas tasyānte pratisṛjyate

Translation

Im Entfalten der Zeitrechnung gilt ein „parārdha“ als die Hälfte der Lebensspanne Brahmās. Ist dieses Maß vollendet, bleibt noch eine weitere Zeitstrecke; an deren Ende wird die Schöpfung erneut hervorgebracht—gemäß dem Herrn Pati (Śiva), der Auflösung und Wieder-Offenbarung lenkt.

Word by Word

• kāla-saṃkhyā: enumeration/measure of time

• vivṛttasya: of what has unfolded/expanded

• parārdhaḥ: a half-span called parārdha

• brahmaṇaḥ: of Brahmā

• smṛtaḥ: is remembered/declared

• tāvat: for that extent/so long

• cheṣaḥ: remainder

• asya: of this (Brahmā/time-cycle)

• kālaḥ: time

• anyaḥ: another

• tasya: of that

• ante: at the end

• pratisṛjyate: is re-created/created again

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Linga Purana’s cosmology to the sages at Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Brahma
• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames Linga worship within Shiva’s cosmic sovereignty: the devotee honors the Pati who regulates Time itself and brings forth creation again after dissolution.

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

By implying that re-creation occurs in an ordered cycle, it points to Shiva-tattva as the supreme governor beyond changing kalas—Pati, who directs srishti and pralaya while the pashu (soul) moves through time-bound experience.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No specific rite is prescribed here; the takeaway is contemplative Pashupata orientation—meditating on kala (time) and cyclic re-manifestation to loosen pasha (bondage) and seek refuge in Pati (Shiva).