Linga Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 113

Adhyaya 70: आदिसर्गः—महत्-अहङ्कार-तन्मात्रा-भूतसृष्टिः, ब्रह्माण्डावरणम्, प्रजासर्गः, त्रिमूर्ति-शैवाधिष्ठानम्

Devanagari script

मन्वन्तरेण चैकेन सर्वाण्येवान्तराणि च कथितानि भविष्यन्ति कल्पः कल्पेन चैव हि

Transliteration

manvantareṇa caikena sarvāṇyevāntarāṇi ca kathitāni bhaviṣyanti kalpaḥ kalpena caiva hi

Translation

By describing even a single Manvantara, all the intermediate cycles are implicitly explained; likewise, by speaking of one Kalpa, the nature of the Kalpas is explained—thus is the Purāṇic vision of time’s repeating order upheld by Pati (Śiva), the Lord of cosmic rhythm.

Word by Word

• मन्वन्तरेण (manvantareṇa): by a Manvantara

• च (ca): and

• एकेन (ekena): by one/single

• सर्वाणि (sarvāṇi): all

• एव (eva): indeed

• अन्तराणि (antarāṇi): intermediate intervals/other cycles

• च (ca): also

• कथितानि (kathitāni): are explained/are told

• भविष्यन्ति (bhaviṣyanti): will be/come to be (as explained)

• कल्पः (kalpaḥ): a Kalpa (aeon/day of Brahmā)

• कल्पेन (kalpena): by a Kalpa/through one Kalpa

• च (ca): and

• एव (eva): indeed

• हि (hi): for/indeed.

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Brahma
• Manu

FAQs

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

It frames Linga worship within recurring cosmic cycles (Kalpas and Manvantaras), implying that devotion to Pati (Śiva) remains the stable refuge for the Pashu (soul) across all repeating creations.

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

By emphasizing repeatable cosmic order, it points to Śiva as Pati—the steady Lord who transcends yet regulates time, while worlds and ages arise and dissolve in patterned succession.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No specific rite is named; the practical takeaway is to align pūjā and vrata with sacred time (tithi, yuga, kalpa awareness), a common Purāṇic discipline supporting Pāśupata orientation toward liberation.