Shloka 7

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

Devanagari script

अंशकः षट्शतं तस्मात् कृतसंध्यांशकं विना त्रिद्व्येकसाहस्रमितो विना संध्यांशकेन तु

Transliteration

aṃśakaḥ ṣaṭśataṃ tasmāt kṛtasaṃdhyāṃśakaṃ vinā tridvyekasāhasramito vinā saṃdhyāṃśakena tu

Translation

Ainsi, les aṃśaka sont au nombre de six cents ; et, en excluant la part d’aṃśaka assignée au saṃdhyā (crépuscule) du Kṛta-yuga, la mesure s’élève à trois mille — encore une fois, sans compter le saṃdhyā-aṃśaka.

Word by Word

• aṃśakaḥ: a unit/portion (aṃśa) used for measurement

• ṣaṭ-śatam: six hundred

• tasmāt: therefore/from that

• kṛta: pertaining to Kṛta-yuga (Satya-yuga)

• saṃdhyā: twilight period (junction) of a yuga

• aṃśakam: portion/unit

• vinā: without/excluding

• tri-dvi-eka-sāhasram: three-thousand (3-2-1 thousand = 3000)

• itaḥ: thus/thereby/this amount

• tu: but/indeed

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating Purāṇic cosmology to the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames sacred time in precise units (aṃśakas and yuga-sandhyās), supporting the Shaiva idea that worship of the Linga is most efficacious when aligned with cosmic junctions (saṃdhyā), where Pāśa loosens and the Pashu turns toward Pati.

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

By treating time-measurement as a revealed, orderly principle within creation, it implies Kāla as a Shakti of Pati (Śiva), under whose governance the yugas and their transitions unfold—Śiva-tattva as the transcendent regulator beyond changing measures.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The emphasis on saṃdhyā points to sandhyā-kāla discipline—regular twilight worship, japa, and inner recollection—used in Shaiva sādhanā to stabilize the mind and orient the Pashu toward liberation under Pati.