Shloka 67

Devanagari script

चत्वारः कथिता मासाः षड्दिनानि तथोत्तरे । चतुर्विंशप्रवाहेण त्रीन्मासांश्च स जीवति

Transliteration

catvāraḥ kathitā māsāḥ ṣaḍdināni tathottare | caturviṃśapravāheṇa trīnmāsāṃśca sa jīvati

Translation

それは四か月であると述べられ、さらにその後に六日がある。二十四（の度量）の絶え間ない流れによって、彼はなお三か月も生き続ける。

Word by Word

• चत्वारः: four
• चत्वारः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चतुर् (प्रातिपदिक/संख्यावाचक)
• Form: संख्यावाचक विशेषण; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन (मासाः इति पदस्य विशेषणम्)

• कथिताः: are stated
• कथिताः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कथ् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; कर्मणि—“are said”

• मासाः: months
• मासाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• षट्-दिनानि: six days
• षट्-दिनानि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: षट् (प्रातिपदिक/संख्यावाचक) + दिन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन; समासः—कर्मधारय/द्विगु (षट् दिनानि)

• तथा: also/likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (adverb: thus/also)

• उत्तरे: in the later (case)
• उत्तरे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative), एकवचन; ‘उत्तरे (भागे/स्थितौ)’—“in the subsequent (case/section)”

• चतुर्विंश-प्रवाहेण: by/with the twenty-fourfold flow
• चतुर्विंश-प्रवाहेण: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चतुर्विंश (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रवाह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (चतुर्विंशतेः प्रवाहः)

• त्रीन्-मासान्: three months
• त्रीन्-मासान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रि (प्रातिपदिक/संख्यावाचक) + मास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; समासः—कर्मधारय/द्विगु (त्रयः मासाः)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• जीवति: lives
• जीवति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जीव् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in the Shiva Purana?

The verse emphasizes that embodied life proceeds according to measured cycles of time and flow, implying that disciplined continuity (pravāha) supports longevity and becomes a basis for sustained sādhana directed toward Pati (Shiva) in Shaiva Siddhanta.

How does this verse relate to the worship of the Linga or Saguna Shiva?

By highlighting continuity and measured duration, the verse supports the Shaiva principle that steady observance—such as regular Linga worship, japa, and vrata—creates an unbroken devotional current leading the bound soul (paśu) toward Shiva’s grace.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The practical takeaway is sustained, daily practice in a fixed count and rhythm—such as Panchakshara japa (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with a steady ‘flow’ of repetitions—supported by traditional aids like bhasma (Tripuṇḍra) and rudrākṣa where applicable.