Shloka 33

Adhyaya 4: अहोरात्र-युग-मन्वन्तर-कल्पमान तथा प्रलयान्ते सृष्ट्युपक्रमः

Devanagari script

कृतत्रेतादियुक्तानां मनोरन्तरमुच्यते मन्वन्तरस्य संख्या च वर्षाग्रेण प्रकीर्तिता

Transliteration

kṛtatretādiyuktānāṃ manorantaramucyate manvantarasya saṃkhyā ca varṣāgreṇa prakīrtitā

Translation

The interval of a Manu—comprising the Kṛta, Tretā, and the other yugas—is declared to be a Manvantara; and the total measure of a Manvantara is likewise proclaimed according to the count of years.

Word by Word

• कृत: Kṛta-yuga

• त्रेता: Tretā-yuga

• आदि: and the rest (Dvāpara, Kali, etc.)

• युक्तानाम्: of those that are combined/constituted

• मनोः: of Manu

• अन्तरम्: interval/period

• उच्यते: is said/declared

• मन्वन्तरस्य: of a Manvantara

• संख्या: number/measure

• च: and

• वर्ष-अग्रेण: by the reckoning of years (year-count as the basis)

• प्रकीर्तिता: is proclaimed/expounded

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Brahma
• Vishnu
• Manu

FAQs

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

It frames worship within Shiva’s cosmic order: yugas and manvantaras are measured cycles within creation, while the Linga signifies Pati (Shiva) who remains constant as these cycles turn.

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

By emphasizing measured time (years, yugas, manvantaras), it implicitly distinguishes Shiva-tattva as the transcendent ground—Pati—who is not limited by temporal calculation even while governing it.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No specific rite is prescribed; the takeaway is contemplative: Pashu (the soul) practices discernment (viveka) by seeing time-bound cycles as Pasha-like limitation, turning inward to the timeless Pati through Linga-upasana.