Shloka 95

Adhyaya 40: Kali-yuga Lakshana, Yuga-sandhyamsha, and the Re-emergence of Dharma

Devanagari script

मन्वन्तरेण चैकेन सर्वाण्येवान्तराणि च व्याख्यातानि न संदेहः कल्पः कल्पेन चैव हि

Transliteration

manvantareṇa caikena sarvāṇyevāntarāṇi ca vyākhyātāni na saṃdehaḥ kalpaḥ kalpena caiva hi

Translation

ഒരു മന്വന്തരത്തെ മാത്രം വ്യാഖ്യാനിച്ചാൽ, ഇടയ്ക്കുള്ള എല്ലാ അന്തരങ്ങളും വ്യാഖ്യാനിച്ചതുപോലെ തന്നേ—ഇതിൽ സംശയമില്ല. കാരണം ഒരു കല്പം മറ്റൊരു കല്പത്തിന്റെ സമാനക്രമംകൊണ്ടു തന്നെ വ്യക്തമാകുന്നു.

Word by Word

• मन्वन्तरेण: by (the account of) a Manvantara

• च: and

• एकेन: by one (single)

• सर्वाणि: all

• एव: indeed

• अन्तराणि: intermediate periods/cycles

• च: also

• व्याख्यातानि: have been explained/expounded

• न: no/not

• संदेहः: doubt

• कल्पः: a Kalpa (aeon/day of Brahmā)

• कल्पेन: by (another) Kalpa

• च: and

• एव: indeed

• हि: for/indeed

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Brahma

FAQs

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

It frames Linga-centered dharma as operating within repeating cosmic cycles (Kalpa/Manvantara), implying that the principles of Shiva-worship remain consistent across aeons even as worlds recur.

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

Indirectly, it points to an underlying invariance behind cyclic creation—aligned with Shiva as Pati, the constant Lord whose order and grace persist through repeating Kalpas and Manvantaras.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No specific rite is prescribed; the takeaway is doctrinal: understand recurring cosmic structure, which supports steady observance of Shiva-puja and Pashupata-oriented discipline across changing times.