Shloka 41

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

Devanagari script

कोटीनां द्वे सहस्रे तु अष्टौ कोटिशतानि तु द्विषष्टिश् च तथा कोट्यो नियुतानि च सप्ततिः

Transliteration

koṭīnāṃ dve sahasre tu aṣṭau koṭiśatāni tu dviṣaṣṭiś ca tathā koṭyo niyutāni ca saptatiḥ

Translation

In this enumeration the measure is stated as: two thousand crores; eight hundred crores; sixty-two crores; and likewise seventy niyutas of crores—such is the measure given in this reckoning.

Word by Word

• koṭīnām: of crores

• dve: two

• sahasre: thousand

• tu: indeed/and

• aṣṭau: eight

• koṭi-śatāni: hundreds of crores (i.e., 800 crores)

• dviṣaṣṭiḥ: sixty-two

• ca: and

• tathā: likewise

• koṭyaḥ: crores

• niyutāni: niyutas (a large numerical unit)

• saptatiḥ: seventy

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Linga Purana’s cosmological enumeration to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

By giving a precise cosmic enumeration, the verse frames creation as an ordered manifestation under Pati (Shiva), preparing the devotee to approach the Linga as the stable axis beyond vast numerical expansion.

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

Though expressed as numbers, the intent is Shaiva: all measurable magnitudes belong to the manifested realm, while Shiva as Pati remains the transcendent ground that enables and contains such measures without being limited by them.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No specific puja-vidhi is stated; the takeaway aligns with Pashupata discipline—cultivating vairagya by contemplating the immensity of creation and turning the mind toward the Linga as the unbound reality beyond pasha (bondage).