Shloka 34

Manu’s Progeny and the Birth of Iḍā

Genealogy and Dharma-Choice

Devanagari script

कालेन संहृतास्ते वै वरा ये ते कृता हृदि । न तद्गोत्रं हि तत्रास्ति कालस्सर्वस्य भक्षकः

Transliteration

kālena saṃhṛtāste vai varā ye te kṛtā hṛdi | na tadgotraṃ hi tatrāsti kālassarvasya bhakṣakaḥ

Translation

まことに、時の力によって、汝が心に抱きし恩寵はすでに消え去った。そこには氏族も家系も残らぬ——時は万物を喰らう者である。

Word by Word

• कालेन: by time
• कालेन: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), एकवचन

• संहृताः: destroyed, taken away
• संहृताः: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + हृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; ‘withdrawn/destroyed’

• ते: those
• ते: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha/Avadhāraṇa (अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (निपात/अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), emphasis/indeed

• वराः: boons
• वराः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• ये: which
• ये: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; सम्बन्धक (relative pronoun)

• ते: to you
• ते: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (सम्प्रदान), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• कृताः: made, granted
• कृताः: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; ‘made/granted’

• हृदि: in (your) heart
• हृदि: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हृद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण), एकवचन

• न: not
• न: Pratiṣedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपात (negation particle)

• तत्-गोत्रम्: that lineage
• तत्-गोत्रम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम) + गोत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः ‘तद् गोत्रम्’ (that lineage)

• हि: for
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), causal/explanatory ‘for/indeed’

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (adverb of place)

• अस्ति: exists
• अस्ति: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• कालः: time
• कालः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• सर्वस्य: of all
• सर्वस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• भक्षकः: devourer, destroyer
• भक्षकः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्षक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Uma Samhita discourse to the sages, conveying the puranic teaching on Kāla)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Mahākāla

Jyotirlinga Context

Jyotirlinga: Mahākāleśvara

Sthala Purana: Mahākāla as the Lord of Time who subdues death and dissolves all compounded things; the verse’s ‘kālaḥ sarvasya bhakṣakaḥ’ aligns with Ujjayinī’s Mahākāla-tattva where Time is mastered by Śiva as Mahākāleśvara.

Significance: Contemplation of impermanence and surrender to Śiva beyond Time; seeking protection from untimely death and the fear of dissolution.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Kālī

Role: destructive

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: kāla as universal devourer; implicit pralaya/dissolution principle

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse teaches vairagya: all worldly attainments—even cherished “boons”—are ultimately consumed by Kāla. From a Shaiva Siddhanta lens, only turning to Shiva (Pati), who stands beyond time, leads the bound soul (pashu) past perishing conditions (pāśa).

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

It redirects the seeker from dependence on temporary results to steadfast Shiva-bhakti. Linga worship anchors the mind in the timeless Lord, so devotion is not merely for boons but for liberation and inner purification.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Contemplate impermanence while repeating the Panchakshara mantra (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), and offer daily Linga-pūjā with bhasma/tripundra as a reminder that all forms return to dissolution under Time.