Shloka 40

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

Devanagari script

कल्पावसानिकांस्त्यक्त्वा प्रलये समुपस्थिते महर्लोकात् प्रयान्त्येते जनलोकं जनास्ततः

Transliteration

kalpāvasānikāṃstyaktvā pralaye samupasthite maharlokāt prayāntyete janalokaṃ janāstataḥ

Translation

Ketika pralaya yang mengakhiri kalpa mendekat, mereka meninggalkan keadaan akhir-kalpa, berangkat dari Maharloka, lalu dari sana menuju Janaloka.

Word by Word

• कल्प-अवसानिकान्: the kalpa-ending (conditions/afflictions)

• त्यक्त्वा: having abandoned

• प्रलये: at dissolution

• समुपस्थिते: when it has arrived/approached

• महर्-लोकात्: from Maharloka

• प्रयान्ति: they depart/go forth

• एते: these (beings)

• जन-लोकम्: to Janaloka

• जनाः: people/beings

• ततः: from there/thereupon

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames Shiva (Pati) as the stable refuge beyond cyclic dissolution; Linga-worship aligns the pashu (soul) with that imperishable reality rather than with perishing lokas.

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

By describing worlds shifting at pralaya, it implies Shiva-tattva as transcendent to time-bound kalpas—unchanging consciousness that remains when cosmic stations like Maharloka are vacated.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Detachment (vairāgya) and inward ascent—key to Pāśupata-oriented practice—are suggested: the aspirant should not cling to any loka-status but seek union with Pati through Shiva-upāsanā.