Shloka 38

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

Devanagari script

मन्वन्तरेषु वै संख्या सान्तरेषु यथातथा त्रीणि कोटिशतान्यासन् कोट्यो द्विनवतिस् तथा

Transliteration

manvantareṣu vai saṃkhyā sāntareṣu yathātathā trīṇi koṭiśatānyāsan koṭyo dvinavatis tathā

Translation

マヌヴァンタラにおいては、その中間期をも含め、伝承のままに数が説かれる。数えれば三百クロール、また同様に九十二クロールである。

Word by Word

• मन्वन्तरेषु: in the Manvantaras

• वै: indeed

• संख्या: number/enumeration

• सान्तरेषु: together with the intervals (antaras)

• यथातथा: just so/as stated

• त्रीणि: three

• कोटिशतानि: hundreds of crores (i.e., 300 crores)

• आसन्: were/amounted to

• कोट्यः: crores

• द्विनवतिः: ninety-two

• तथा: and so/likewise

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

By fixing the vast measures of Manvantara-time and their intervals, the verse frames creation as regulated by Kāla under Pati (Shiva); Linga worship is thereby positioned as the stable refuge beyond changing cycles.

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

It implies Shiva-tattva as the Lord of Kāla: while time-cycles are countable and recurring, Shiva as Pati stands as the governing principle that orders them and grants liberation to the pashu beyond temporal bondage.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No specific rite is prescribed in this verse; the takeaway is kāla-jñāna (discernment of time-cycles), a supportive insight for Pashupata-oriented sadhana that turns the mind from transient kalpas toward the timeless Linga.