Shloka 30

Manu’s Progeny and the Birth of Iḍā

Genealogy and Dharma-Choice

Devanagari script

मुहूर्तभूतं तत्काले गतं बहुयुगं तदा । न किंचिद्बुबुधे राजा ककुद्मी मुनयस्स तु

Transliteration

muhūrtabhūtaṃ tatkāle gataṃ bahuyugaṃ tadā | na kiṃcidbubudhe rājā kakudmī munayassa tu

Translation

O sages, in that realm what seemed to be only a single moment had, in truth, become the passage of many yugas. Yet King Kakudmī perceived none of it at all.

Word by Word

• मुहूर्त-भूतम्: having become (only) a moment
• मुहूर्त-भूतम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मुहूर्त (प्रातिपदिक) + भूत (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः ‘मुहूर्तवत् भूतम्’ = moment-like

• तत्-काले: at that time
• तत्-काले: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + काल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः ‘तस्मिन् काले’

• गतम्: gone / elapsed
• गतम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• बहु-युगम्: many yugas
• बहु-युगम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बहु (प्रातिपदिक) + युग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः ‘बहु युगम्’ = many ages

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (then)

• न: not
• न: Nishedha (निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध-निपात (negation)

• किञ्चित्: anything
• किञ्चित्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन; अनिश्चित/अल्पार्थ ‘anything’

• बुबुधे: realized / understood
• बुबुधे: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: बुध् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद

• राजा: the king
• राजा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता), एकवचन

• ककुद्मी: Kakudmī
• ककुद्मी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ककुद्मिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता), एकवचन; विशेष-नाम

• मुनयः: the sages
• मुनयः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता/उपपद-सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• तु: but
• तु: Nipāta (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण/विरोधार्थक-निपात (but/indeed)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: relativity of time across lokas; many yugas pass while perceived as a moment

Characters & Entities

• Kakudmi (Raivata)

FAQs

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

It highlights the relativity of time across planes of existence and points to a Shaiva insight: kāla (time) is a binding condition for embodied beings, while true freedom is found in turning toward the timeless Lord (Pati), not clinging to worldly measures.

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

Linga-worship trains the mind to rest in Shiva as the unchanging reality behind changing time-cycles (yugas). By worshipping Saguna Shiva through the Linga, the devotee is led toward recognition of Shiva’s transcendence over kāla.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is steady japa of the Panchakshara—“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—to stabilize awareness beyond fluctuations of time, supported by regular Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) application and inward contemplation on Shiva as the eternal witness.