Linga Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 11

सूर्यरथनिर्णयः (चन्द्रस्य पक्षवृद्धिक्षयविधानम्)

Devanagari script

प्रक्षीयन्ते परस्यान्तः पीयमानाः कलाः क्रमात् त्रयस्त्रिंशच्छताश्चैव त्रयस्त्रिंशत्तथैव च

Transliteration

prakṣīyante parasyāntaḥ pīyamānāḥ kalāḥ kramāt trayastriṃśacchatāścaiva trayastriṃśattathaiva ca

Translation

At the far limit of the Supreme, the kalās (measures/parts of time and manifestation) are gradually ‘drunk up’ and diminished in due order—amounting to thirty-three hundreds, and likewise thirty-three.

Word by Word

• प्रक्षीयन्ते: diminish, waste away

• परस्य: of the Supreme (Pati, the Transcendent Lord)

• अन्तः: at the end/limit, at the boundary

• पीयमानाः: being drunk up, being absorbed

• कलाः: kalās (parts/measures

• क्रमात्: gradually, in sequence

• त्रयस्त्रिंशत्: thirty-three

• शताः: hundreds

• च: and

• एव: indeed

• तथा: likewise

• एव च: and also

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames Shiva (Pati) as the ultimate ground where all kalās are absorbed; Linga worship thus centers on the timeless Lord who both manifests and withdraws the cosmos.

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

Shiva is indicated as ‘para’ (the Supreme) at whose limit the measures of manifestation (kalās) are progressively dissolved—showing His transcendence over time, number, and cosmic phases.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse implies a Yogic aim: through Pāśupata-oriented detachment and inward absorption, the pashu transcends kalā (time-bound limitation) and moves toward union with Pati beyond dissolution.