Shloka 15

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

Devanagari script

एतद्दिव्यमहोरात्रम् इति लैङ्गे ऽत्र पठ्यते दिव्ये रात्र्यहनी वर्षं प्रविभागस्तयोः पुनः

Transliteration

etaddivyamahorātram iti laiṅge 'tra paṭhyate divye rātryahanī varṣaṃ pravibhāgastayoḥ punaḥ

Translation

ゆえにここでリンガ（Liṅga）の伝承として誦される。「これが“神聖なる昼夜”である」と。さらにまた、その神聖なる夜と昼そのものの分割によって、年の量が定められる。

Word by Word

• etat: this

• divya: divine, celestial

• ahorātram: day-and-night (a full cycle of time)

• iti: thus

• laiṅge: in the Liṅga Purāṇa / Liṅga tradition

• atra: here

• paṭhyate: is recited, is read

• divye: in the divine (realm/measure)

• rātri: night

• ahanī: days (day-times) / day

• varṣam: year

• pravibhāgaḥ: division, reckoning, measure

• tayoḥ: of those two (day and night)

• punaḥ: again, further.

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Linga Purana to the sages at Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames time (kāla) as a sacred, divinely measured order described in the Liṅga Purāṇa, encouraging devotees to align liṅga-pūjā with cosmic rhythm—seeing worship as participation in Shiva’s ordered manifestation.

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

By emphasizing ‘divine’ measures of day, night, and year, it points to kāla as part of the manifest order under Pati’s sovereignty—Shiva remains the transcendent lord of time while the cosmos (pāśa-bound order) is regulated through such divisions.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

It implicitly highlights kāla-śuddhi—choosing proper sacred times for japa, vrata, and liṅga-pūjā—supporting Pāśupata-oriented discipline where the pashu refines conduct by aligning practice with ordained cycles.