Shloka 181

Adhyaya 70: आदिसर्गः—महत्-अहङ्कार-तन्मात्रा-भूतसृष्टिः, ब्रह्माण्डावरणम्, प्रजासर्गः, त्रिमूर्ति-शैवाधिष्ठानम्

Devanagari script

अर्धमासांश् च मासांश् च अयनाब्दयुगानि च स्थानाभिमानिनः सर्वे स्थानाख्याश्चैव ते स्मृताः

Transliteration

ardhamāsāṃś ca māsāṃś ca ayanābdayugāni ca sthānābhimāninaḥ sarve sthānākhyāścaiva te smṛtāḥ

Translation

Les quinzaine, les mois, les parcours de l’ayāna (solstices), les années et les yuga—tous ont des intelligences présidantes qui s’identifient à ces demeures; c’est pourquoi on s’en souvient comme de divinités portant les noms mêmes de ces stations cosmiques.

Word by Word

• अर्धमासान्: half-month periods (fortnights)

• च: and

• मासान्: months

• च: and

• अयन: solstitial course/half-year (ayana)

• अब्द: year

• युगानि: yugas/ages

• च: and

• स्थानाभिमानिनः: those who take identity/agency over a station (presiding powers)

• सर्वे: all

• स्थानाख्याः: named after the stations

• च एव: indeed also

• ते: they

• स्मृताः: are remembered/declared (in the tradition).

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames time-units (fortnight to yuga) as governed by presiding powers, implying that Shiva-puja harmonizes the pashu (soul) with cosmic order under Pati, especially when worship is timed to sacred calendrical stations.

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

By implying that even time and its “stations” have controllers, it supports the Shaiva view that Kāla is a governed principle; Shiva-tattva stands as Pati—the ultimate Lord beyond and above these time-governors, the ground of their authority.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Observance of vrata and puja in alignment with lunar fortnights, months, ayanas, and major yuga-themed sacred times—using disciplined timing as a Pashupata-oriented practice to loosen pasha (bondage) through regulated worship.