Shloka 63
Kālajñāna (Knowledge of Time) and Mṛtyu-cihna (Signs of Death): Śiva’s Instruction to Umā
षोडशाहप्रवाहेण दशमासान्स जीवति । चतुर्विशद्दिनाधिक्यं कथितं कालवेदिभिः
ṣoḍaśāhapravāheṇa daśamāsānsa jīvati | caturviśaddinādhikyaṃ kathitaṃ kālavedibhiḥ
Durch den ununterbrochenen Lauf von Sechzehn-Tage-Zyklen lebt er zehn Monate; und, wie die Kenner der Zeitmaße lehren, kommt noch ein Zusatz von vierundzwanzig Tagen hinzu.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
FAQs
It highlights kāla (time) as a governing principle within Shiva’s cosmic order—life unfolds according to precise measures, reminding the seeker to turn from mere duration to right living and devotion to Pati (Shiva).
By stressing the certainty of time’s flow, it implicitly directs the mind toward steady, regular worship—daily remembrance of Saguna Shiva in the Linga—so that life’s limited span is sanctified through disciplined bhakti.
Maintain a fixed daily sādhana aligned with time—such as japa of the Pañcākṣarī ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya"), wearing Rudrākṣa, and applying Tripuṇḍra—so devotion becomes continuous like the verse’s “flow.”