Shloka 27

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

Devanagari script

चत्वारिंशत्सहस्राणि तथान्यानि कृतं युगम् तथा दशसहस्राणां वर्षाणां शतसंख्यया

Transliteration

catvāriṃśatsahasrāṇi tathānyāni kṛtaṃ yugam tathā daśasahasrāṇāṃ varṣāṇāṃ śatasaṃkhyayā

Translation

クリタ（サティヤ）・ユガは四万年から成り、さらに補いとなる年数が加わると説かれる。これは一万年を単位として百の数で数えられる。

Word by Word

• चत्वारिंशत्: forty

• सहस्राणि: thousands

• तथा: and/also

• अन्यानि: other/additional

• कृतम्: Kṛta (Satya)

• युगम्: age/yuga

• तथा: likewise

• दश: ten

• सहस्राणाम्: of thousands

• वर्षाणाम्: of years

• शत: hundred

• संख्यया: by number/count

Speaker

Suta Goswami

FAQs

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

By defining yuga-measures, the text frames worship within Shiva’s cosmic order (kāla-vidhāna), reminding devotees that Linga-pūjā aligns the pashu (soul) with the Pati (Shiva) who governs time and cycles.

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

Though Shiva is not named directly, the doctrine implied is that kāla (time) and niyati (cosmic law) function under the Lord’s sovereignty—Shiva as Pati ordains the rhythm of yugas while remaining transcendent to them.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No specific pūjā-vidhi is stated; the takeaway is contemplative discipline (kāla-anusandhāna): reflecting on yuga-cycles to cultivate vairāgya and steadiness in Pāśupata-oriented sādhanā.