Shloka 30

ब्रह्माण्डदान-प्रशंसा तथा ब्रह्माण्ड-प्रमाण-वर्णनम्

Praise of the Gift of the Cosmic Egg and Description of the Brahmāṇḍa’s Measure

Devanagari script

भक्ष्यभोज्यान्नपानानि भुज्यंते मुदितैर्भृशम् । यत्र न जायते कालो गतोऽपि मुनिसत्तम

Transliteration

bhakṣyabhojyānnapānāni bhujyaṃte muditairbhṛśam | yatra na jāyate kālo gato'pi munisattama

Translation

There, the delighted ones partake abundantly of foods to be eaten and savored, of grain-dishes and of drinks. In that place, O best of sages, Kāla—Time—does not arise at all, even though it seems to have already passed.

Word by Word

• bhakṣya-bhojya-anna-pānāni: foods to chew, eat, and drink
• bhakṣya-bhojya-anna-pānāni: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhakṣya (प्रातिपदिक) + bhojya (प्रातिपदिक) + anna (प्रातिपदिक) + pāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; समासः—द्वन्द्वः (भक्ष्याणि + भोज्यानि + अन्नानि + पानानि)

• bhujyante: are enjoyed/eaten
• bhujyante: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhuj (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि प्रयोगः (passive sense: are enjoyed/eaten)

• muditaiḥ: by the delighted (people)
• muditaiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mudita (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past participle from √mud), पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; कर्तृवाचक (by the delighted ones)

• bhṛśam: greatly
• bhṛśam: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: bhṛśam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (intensifier adverb)

• yatra: where
• yatra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (where)

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक अव्यय

• jāyate: is born/arises
• jāyate: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: jan (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• kālaḥ: time
• kālaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• gataḥ: gone/passed
• gataḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: gam (धातु) → gata (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (कालाḥ)

• api: even/also
• api: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अपि (even/also)

• muni-sattama: O best of sages
• muni-sattama: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni (प्रातिपदिक) + sattama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (मुनीनां सत्तमः)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Mahākāla

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: Time (kāla) is described as non-arising in that loka—an experiential suspension rather than ultimate transcendence

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It points to a Shiva-centered state or abode where Kāla (time, decay, death) has no power—signifying liberation (moksha) granted by Pati (Lord Shiva) beyond the bonds of Pāśa.

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

Worship of the Linga as Saguna Shiva is presented as a doorway to the timeless reality of Shiva; devotion matures from form-based worship into realization of Shiva as the transcendent Lord beyond Kāla.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is steady Shiva-bhakti with japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and contemplative meditation on Shiva as Kāla-atīta (beyond Time), supported by disciplined purity and worship.