Shloka 22

Devanagari script

ततस्तस्मिन्गते कल्पे पीतवर्णे स्वयंभुवः । पुनरन्यः प्रवृत्तस्तु कल्पो नाम्ना शिवस्तु स

Transliteration

tatastasmingate kalpe pītavarṇe svayaṃbhuvaḥ | punaranyaḥ pravṛttastu kalpo nāmnā śivastu sa

Translation

Thereafter, when that Svāyambhuva Kalpa—characterized by a golden hue—had passed, another Kalpa commenced again, and it was known by the name “Śiva.”

Word by Word

ततःthen

तस्मिन्in that

गतेhaving passed

कल्पेin the aeon

पीतवर्णे(in the) yellow-coloured (kalpa)

स्वयंभुवःSvayambhū (self-born one)

पुनःagain

अन्यःanother

प्रवृत्तःbegan/commenced

तुindeed/but

कल्पःan aeon/kalpa

नाम्नाby name

शिवःŚiva

तुindeed

सःthat (kalpa)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: kalpa transition: Svāyambhuva kalpa ends; ‘Śiva’ kalpa begins

Characters & Entities

Shiva

Brahma

FAQs

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

The verse frames time as cyclical (kalpas) and points to Śiva as the governing reality of the cosmic order—reminding the seeker that liberation is gained not by clinging to transient cycles but by turning to the eternal Pati (Lord Śiva).

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

By naming a whole aeon as “Śiva,” the text elevates Śiva from a sectarian deity to the Lord of cosmic manifestation; Linga-worship honors that all-pervading Lord in a concrete, saguna form accessible for devotion and contemplation.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is steady japa of the Pañcākṣarī mantra (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with contemplation on Śiva as the Lord of time and cycles, supporting vairāgya (dispassion) and one-pointed bhakti.