Shloka 96

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

Devanagari script

अनागतेषु तद्वच्च तर्कः कार्यो विजानता मन्वन्तरेषु सर्वेषु अतीतानागतेष्विह

Transliteration

anāgateṣu tadvacca tarkaḥ kāryo vijānatā manvantareṣu sarveṣu atītānāgateṣviha

Translation

In the manvantaras yet to come as well, the discerning knower should employ the same reasoning; for in all manvantaras—past and future—the principle is to be understood through reflective inquiry.

Word by Word

• अनागतेषु: in the future (times/manvantaras)

• तद्वत्: in the same manner

• च: and

• तर्कः: reasoning, reflective inquiry

• कार्यः: should be done/applied

• विजानता: by one who knows/discerns

• मन्वन्तरेषु: in the Manvantaras (cycles of Manu)

• सर्वेषु: in all

• अतीत-अनागतेषु: in the past and the future

• इह: here (in this teaching/world).

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Purana to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that the principles guiding Linga devotion and Shiva-tattva are not confined to one age; the same discerning inquiry applies across all cosmic cycles, strengthening steady (niṣṭhā) worship of Pati beyond changing outer forms.

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

By asserting continuity across past and future manvantaras, it implies Shiva’s status as the unchanging Pati—ever the same reality—while worlds and orders change; thus Shiva-tattva is timeless and knowable through right discernment.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

It highlights jñāna-yukta sādhanā—using tarka (reflective discrimination) as an aid to Pashupata-oriented understanding, so practice is guided by insight rather than mere custom.