Shloka 86

Adhyaya 40: Kali-yuga Lakshana, Yuga-sandhyamsha, and the Re-emergence of Dharma

Devanagari script

चतुर्युगानां सर्वेषाम् अनेनैव तु साधनम् युग = हऺहेरे ज़ेइतेइन्हेइतेन् एषा चतुर्युगावृत्तिर् आ सहस्राद् गुणीकृता

Transliteration

caturyugānāṃ sarveṣām anenaiva tu sādhanam yuga = höhere Zeiteinheiten eṣā caturyugāvṛttir ā sahasrād guṇīkṛtā

Translation

આ જ માપથી ચારેય યુગોની ગણતરી સ્થિર થાય છે. આ ચતુર્યુગ-આવર્તને જ્યારે હજાર ગણું કરીએ, ત્યારે તે ઉચ્ચ કાલ-એકમોનું પ્રમાણ બને છે.

Word by Word

• चतुर्युगानाम् (caturyugānām): of the four-yuga cycles

• सर्वेषाम् (sarveṣām): of all

• अनेन एव (anena eva): by this alone/through this very measure

• तु (tu): indeed

• साधनम् (sādhanam): means of calculation/establishing measure

• एषा (eṣā): this

• चतुर्युग-आवृत्तिः (caturyuga-āvṛttiḥ): repetition/cycle of the caturyuga

• आ (ā): up to/as far as/when extended to

• सहस्रात् (sahasrāt): by a thousand

• गुणीकृता (guṇīkṛtā): multiplied/made into a multiple

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Purana’s cosmological doctrine to the sages at Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames cosmic time as a measurable order within creation, implying that worship of the Linga is oriented to the timeless Pati (Shiva) who transcends the yuga-cycle while sustaining it.

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

By treating yuga-measure as a created computation, it implicitly distinguishes Shiva-tattva as the transcendent ground: Pati is not bound by kāla, while pashu (souls) experience time under pāśa (bondage).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No specific rite is prescribed; the takeaway is contemplative—Pashupata-oriented practice recognizes time as a limitation (pāśa) and turns the mind toward Shiva, the Lord beyond temporal cycles.