Shloka 8

युगधर्मवर्णनम् — चतुर्युग, गुण, धर्मपाद, तथा वार्तोत्पत्ति

Devanagari script

चत्वारि च सहस्राणि वर्षाणां तत्कृतं युगम् तस्य तावच्छती संध्या संध्यांशश् च तथाविधः

Transliteration

catvāri ca sahasrāṇi varṣāṇāṃ tatkṛtaṃ yugam tasya tāvacchatī saṃdhyā saṃdhyāṃśaś ca tathāvidhaḥ

Translation

ក្រឹតយុគមានរយៈពេលបួនពាន់ឆ្នាំ; ហើយសន្ធ្យា (ពេលព្រលប់ដើម) របស់វា មានចំនួនរយឆ្នាំតាមសមមាត្រនោះ; និងសន្ធ្យាអಂស (ភាគព្រលប់ចុង) ក៏មានវិមាត្រដូចគ្នា។

Word by Word

• चत्वारि: four

• च: and

• सहस्राणि: thousands

• वर्षाणाम्: of years

• तत्-कृतम्: that which is called ‘Kṛta’/pertaining to Kṛta

• युगम्: age (yuga)

• तस्य: of it

• तावत्-शती: that many hundreds (i.e., 400)

• संध्या: junction/twilight period (opening transition)

• संध्यांशः: portion of the junction (closing transition)

• च: and

• तथा-विद्हः: of the same kind/measure

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

By defining yuga and sandhya measures, the verse frames kāla (time) as a regulated cosmic principle under Pati (Shiva), helping devotees situate Shiva-pūjā and dharma within the larger Shaiva cosmology.

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

Implicitly, it presents time (kāla) as an ordered power within creation, pointing to Shiva-tattva as the governing Pati who transcends yet regulates cosmic cycles that bind the pashu through changing yugas.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No specific pūjā-vidhi is stated; the takeaway is kāla-viveka—discernment of time—supporting disciplined observance (niyama) and steadiness in Pāśupata-oriented sādhana across changing cosmic conditions.