Shloka 30

Adhyaya 23: श्वेत-लोहित-पीत-कृष्ण-विश्व-कल्पेषु रुद्रस्वरूप-गायत्री-तत्त्ववर्णनम्

Devanagari script

तस्माच्चतुर्युगावस्थं जगद्वै सचराचरम् चतुर्धावस्थितश्चैव चतुष्पादो भविष्यति

Transliteration

tasmāccaturyugāvasthaṃ jagadvai sacarācaram caturdhāvasthitaścaiva catuṣpādo bhaviṣyati

Translation

Therefore this entire world—moving and unmoving—abides in the condition of the four Yugas. Established in fourfold order, it will manifest as a four-footed structure (a complete, fourfold Dharma), upheld by the Lord (Pati) who governs the cosmic law.

Word by Word

• तस्मात्: therefore

• चतुर्युग-अवस्थम्: existing in the state/structure of the four Yugas

• जगत्: the world/cosmos

• वै: indeed

• स-चर-अचरम्: with the moving and the unmoving beings

• चतुर्धा: in four ways/fourfold

• अवस्थितः: established/arranged

• च: and

• एव: indeed/just so

• चतुष्पादः: four-footed (complete in four parts

• भविष्यति: will be/shall come to be

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the cosmic order within the Linga Purana framework)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames Linga devotion within cosmic order: the worshipper aligns with Shiva (Pati), who upholds the world’s fourfold yuga-structure and the completeness of dharma.

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

Shiva-tattva is implied as the sustaining Pati who regulates time (yuga) and order (dharma), while pashus (souls) and the world (moving/unmoving) function within that governed structure.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A practical takeaway is yuga-aware sadhana: living by dharma’s “four supports” and using Pashupata-oriented discipline (niyama, purity, steadiness) to loosen pasha (bondage) under Shiva’s grace.