Shloka 27

प्रसाद-ज्ञान-योग-मोक्षक्रमः तथा व्यास-रुद्रावतार-मन्वन्तर-परम्परा

Devanagari script

कालंधुरस्तु कथिता वर्णतो मनवः शुभाः नामतो वर्णतश्चैव वर्णतः पुनरेव च

Transliteration

kālaṃdhurastu kathitā varṇato manavaḥ śubhāḥ nāmato varṇataścaiva varṇataḥ punareva ca

Translation

Thus Kālaṃdhura has been described. The auspicious Manus are also set forth—by their class and by their names, and again by their classification.

Word by Word

• कालंधुरः: Kālaṃdhura

• तु: indeed/now

• कथिताः: has been described/declared

• वर्णतः: by category/class (varṇa-wise/according to division)

• मनवः: the Manus (progenitors of mankind and rulers of Manvantaras)

• शुभाः: auspicious/beneficent

• नामतः: by name

• वर्णतश्च: and by class/category

• एव: indeed

• पुनरेव: again/once more

• च: and

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Kālaṃdhura
• Manus

FAQs

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

It situates Linga-centered Shaiva teaching within cosmic order (kāla and Manvantaras), showing that Shiva’s governance (Pati) frames the cycles in which dharma and worship unfold.

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

By emphasizing classification and naming within time-cycles, it implies Shiva-tattva as the regulating Pati beyond kāla, while the Manus function within kāla to maintain dharma for bound souls (paśu).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No specific puja-vidhi or Pāśupata Yoga limb is stated; the takeaway is contextual—ritual and yoga are to be aligned with dharma appropriate to each Manvantara under Shiva’s cosmic rule.