Shloka 58

Adhyaya 40: Kali-yuga Lakshana, Yuga-sandhyamsha, and the Re-emergence of Dharma

Devanagari script

गोत्रतो वै चन्द्रमसः पूर्णे कलियुगे प्रभुः द्वात्रिंशे ऽभ्युदिते वर्षे प्रक्रान्तो विंशतिः समाः

Transliteration

gotrato vai candramasaḥ pūrṇe kaliyuge prabhuḥ dvātriṃśe 'bhyudite varṣe prakrānto viṃśatiḥ samāḥ

Translation

In the fully unfolded Kali Yuga, the Lord (as reckoned through the lunar lineage) is said to have advanced twenty years when the thirty-second year had arisen.

Word by Word

• गोत्रतः: by lineage/through the gotra

• वै: indeed

• चन्द्रमसः: of the Moon/lunar (line)

• पूर्णे: in the complete/fully manifested

• कलियुगे: in Kali Yuga

• प्रभुः: the lord/ruler

• द्वात्रिंशे: in the thirty-second

• अभ्युदिते: having arisen/begun

• वर्षे: year

• प्रक्रान्तः: having advanced/elapsed

• विंशतिः: twenty

• समाः: years

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Chandra (Moon)

FAQs

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

It situates the Shaiva narrative within yuga-time and dynastic reckoning, implying that Linga worship and Shaiva dharma operate across historical cycles (yugas) under the governance of Pati (Shiva) even when worldly rule is measured by lunar lineages.

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

Though Shiva is not named directly, the verse’s use of “Prabhu” within yuga-chronology reflects Shaiva Siddhanta’s view that Pati remains the sovereign principle beyond time, while temporal calculations (years, dynasties) belong to the realm of Pashu bound by Pasha.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No specific puja-vidhi or Pashupata Yoga limb is stated; the takeaway is calendrical awareness—aligning vrata, dana, and worship with proper time-reckoning (kāla), a supporting discipline for orderly Shaiva observance.