Shloka 41

अनरण्यसुता–पिप्पलादचरितम् / The Episode of Anaraṇya’s Daughter and Sage Pippalāda

Devanagari script

कलिशेषेऽखिलाश्छिन्ना भविष्यन्ति तवांघ्रयः । पुनस्सत्ये समायाते परिपूर्णो भविष्यसि

Transliteration

kaliśeṣe'khilāśchinnā bhaviṣyanti tavāṃghrayaḥ | punassatye samāyāte paripūrṇo bhaviṣyasi

Translation

At the close of the Kali age, all your limbs shall be severed. But when the Satya age returns again, you shall become whole and complete once more.

Word by Word

कलिशेषेat the end of Kali (age)

अखिलाःall

छिन्नाःcut off, severed

भविष्यन्तिwill become/will be

तवyour

अङ्घ्रयःfeet

पुनःagain

सत्येin Satya (age)

समायातेwhen (it) has come/returned

परिपूर्णःfully complete

भविष्यसिyou will be

Speaker

Lord Shiva

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Mahākāla

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: End of Kali (yuga-sandhyā) followed by return of Satya (yuga renewal)

Characters & Entities

Shiva

Parvati

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in the Shiva Purana?

It teaches that the decay of dharma in Kali-yuga brings fragmentation and suffering, yet time is cyclical and restoration comes with Satya-yuga—signaling Shiva’s governance over cosmic order and the eventual re-integration of what is broken.

How does this verse relate to the worship of the Linga or Saguna Shiva?

In Kali-yuga, devotees rely on Saguna Shiva—especially Linga worship—as a stable refuge when worldly supports fail; the verse underscores that even amid decline, Shiva remains the sustaining Pati who restores wholeness in the proper cosmic season.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Kali-yuga remedies emphasized in Shaiva practice include steady Linga-pūjā, japa of the Pañcākṣarī mantra (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), and wearing Rudrākṣa with Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) to cultivate protection, purity, and inner steadiness.