Shloka 9

Devanagari script

चत्वारि च सहस्राणि मानुषाणि शिलाशन आयुः कृतयुगे विद्धि प्रजानामिह सुव्रत

Transliteration

catvāri ca sahasrāṇi mānuṣāṇi śilāśana āyuḥ kṛtayuge viddhi prajānāmiha suvrata

Translation

ໂອ ຜູ້ກິນຫີນ (ຜູ້ອົດທົນແຂງກ້າ) ຈົ່ງຮູ້ວ່າ ໃນ ກຣິຕະຍຸກ ອາຍຸຂອງມະນຸດໃນໂລກນີ້ ເປັນ 4,000 ປີ, ໂອ ຜູ້ມີວຣະຕະອັນດີງາມ.

Word by Word

• चत्वारि: four

• च: and

• सहस्राणि: thousands

• मानुषाणि: of humans

• शिलाशन: O ‘rock-eater’ (epithet meaning extremely firm/enduring)

• आयुः: lifespan

• कृतयुगे: in the Kṛta-yuga

• विद्धि: know (understand)

• प्रजानाम्: of the creatures/people

• इह: here (in this world)

• सुव्रत: O one of good vows

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the yuga-measures within the Linga Purana discourse)

FAQs

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

By stating the vast lifespan in Kṛta-yuga, the verse frames an age where dharma is stable and sādhana is sustained—conditions ideal for steady Shiva-upāsanā and long, uninterrupted Linga-pūjā leading toward Pati (Shiva) realization.

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

Indirectly, it points to Shiva’s governance of kāla (time): yuga order and the measure of embodied life unfold under the cosmic law upheld by Pati, while pashus (souls) experience varying capacities for practice according to time-conditioned dharma.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No single rite is named; the takeaway is the yuga-based suitability for prolonged tapas and Pāśupata-yoga discipline—long life in Kṛta-yuga supports sustained vows (vrata), mantra-japa, and continuous Linga-centric worship.