Shloka 29

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

Devanagari script

विंशतिश् च सहस्राणि कालस्तु द्वापरस्य च तथा शतसहस्राणि वर्षाणां त्रीणि संख्यया

Transliteration

viṃśatiś ca sahasrāṇi kālastu dvāparasya ca tathā śatasahasrāṇi varṣāṇāṃ trīṇi saṃkhyayā

Translation

દ્વાપર યુગનો કાળ વીસ સહસ્ર વર્ષો છે; અને સંખ્યાગણના મુજબ તે કુલ ત્રણ લાખ (ત્રણ શત-સહસ્ર) વર્ષો કહેવાયો છે.

Word by Word

• viṁśatiḥ: twenty

• ca: and

• sahasrāṇi: thousands

• kālaḥ: time-span/duration

• tu: indeed

• dvāparasya: of Dvāpara-yuga

• ca: and

• tathā: likewise

• śata-sahasrāṇi: hundred-thousands

• varṣāṇām: of years

• trīṇi: three

• saṅkhyayā: by count/according to enumeration

Speaker

Suta Goswami

FAQs

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

By fixing the measure of Dvāpara-yuga, the text situates Shiva-linga worship and Shaiva dharma within a precise cosmic timeline, showing that sādhanā unfolds under the governance of Kāla.

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

Indirectly, it points to Shiva as Pati—beyond yet presiding over Kāla—since yuga-durations are expressions of cosmic order that Shaiva doctrine treats as subordinate to the Lord’s sovereignty.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No specific ritual is prescribed in this verse; it primarily establishes yuga-chronology, which later frames appropriate Shiva-pūjā and Pāśupata-oriented discipline according to time and dharma.