Shloka 6

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

Devanagari script

तावच्छती च वै संध्या संध्यांशश् च कृतस्य तु त्रिशती द्विशती संध्या तथा चैकशती क्रमात्

Transliteration

tāvacchatī ca vai saṃdhyā saṃdhyāṃśaś ca kṛtasya tu triśatī dviśatī saṃdhyā tathā caikaśatī kramāt

Translation

For the Kṛta Yuga, the twilight junction (sandhyā) and its concluding portion (sandhyāṃśa) are each of the same measure—four hundred years. Thereafter, in due order, the sandhyā measures are three hundred, two hundred, and one hundred years for the succeeding yugas.

Word by Word

• tāvat: of that same measure

• śatī: a hundred (as a unit, here implying hundreds)

• ca: and

• vai: indeed

• sandhyā: the junction/twilight period between yugas

• sandhyā-aṃśaḥ: the portion of the sandhyā (the concluding junction)

• ca: and

• kṛtasya: of the Kṛta (Satya) Yuga

• tu: but/indeed

• triśatī: three hundreds (300)

• dviśatī: two hundreds (200)

• sandhyā: the junction period

• tathā: likewise

• ca: and

• ekaśatī: one hundred (100)

• kramāt: successively/in order

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames Linga-worship within Shiva’s governance of time (kāla): as yugas change and dharma declines, sādhana and ritual intensity are understood relative to the yuga’s sandhyā measures.

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

By defining cosmic time-junctions, it implies Shiva as Pati—Lord of kāla and niyati—who orders creation’s rhythms, within which the pashu seeks liberation from pāśa.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

It highlights kāla-viveka (discernment of time): aligning vrata, japa, and pūjā with yuga-conditions—an underlying principle for Pāśupata discipline and Purāṇic observance.