Shloka 19

Adhyaya 4: अहोरात्र-युग-मन्वन्तर-कल्पमान तथा प्रलयान्ते सृष्ट्युपक्रमः

Devanagari script

दिव्यः संवत्सरो ह्येष मानुषेण प्रकीर्तितः त्रीणि वर्षसहस्राणि मानुषाणि प्रमाणतः

Transliteration

divyaḥ saṃvatsaro hyeṣa mānuṣeṇa prakīrtitaḥ trīṇi varṣasahasrāṇi mānuṣāṇi pramāṇataḥ

Translation

Esto se llama «año divino» cuando se calcula según la medida humana; por el cómputo humano estándar equivale a tres mil años humanos.

Word by Word

• दिव्यः: divine

• संवत्सरः: year

• हि: indeed

• एषः: this

• मानुषेण: by human (reckoning)

• प्रकीर्तितः: is proclaimed/called

• त्रीणि: three

• वर्ष-सहस्राणि: thousands of years

• मानुषाणि: human (years)

• प्रमाणतः: according to the measure/standard.

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It establishes the Purāṇic scale of time, reminding the devotee that Shiva as Pati transcends human measures; Linga-pūjā aligns the pashu (soul) with that higher, divine order of kāla.

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

By placing ‘divine time’ beyond ordinary human reckoning, it implicitly points to Shiva-tattva as the Lord of kāla—Pati who governs creation’s cycles while remaining unbound by pasha (limitations).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse supports a yogic takeaway: cultivate kāla-viveka (discernment regarding time) in Pashupata-oriented practice—steady japa and Linga-dhyāna to loosen time-bound pasha and orient the pashu toward the timeless Pati.