Manu’s Progeny and the Birth of Iḍā
Genealogy and Dharma-Choice
कालेन संहृतास्ते वै वरा ये ते कृता हृदि । न तद्गोत्रं हि तत्रास्ति कालस्सर्वस्य भक्षकः
kālena saṃhṛtāste vai varā ye te kṛtā hṛdi | na tadgotraṃ hi tatrāsti kālassarvasya bhakṣakaḥ
ດ້ວຍອຳນາດແຫ່ງກາລະ ພອນທີ່ເຈົ້າເຄີຍຮັກສາໄວ້ໃນໃຈນັ້ນ ກໍຖືກລະລາຍສູນໄປແລ້ວ. ທີ່ນັ້ນບໍ່ມີວົງຕະກູນໃດເຫຼືອຢູ່—ກາລະແມ່ນຜູ້ກິນກືນທຸກສິ່ງ.
Suta Goswami (narrating the Uma Samhita discourse to the sages, conveying the puranic teaching on Kāla)
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Mahākāla
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).
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.
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.