Shloka 26

देवदारुवनौकसां प्रति ब्रह्मोपदेशः—लिङ्गलक्षण-प्रतिष्ठा-विधिः, शिवमायारूपदर्शनं, स्तुतिः

Devanagari script

कालं नयन्ति तपसा पूजया च महाधियः एवं संवत्सरे पूर्णे वसन्ते समुपस्थिते

Transliteration

kālaṃ nayanti tapasā pūjayā ca mahādhiyaḥ evaṃ saṃvatsare pūrṇe vasante samupasthite

Translation

Para resi yang berjiwa agung menghabiskan waktu dengan tapas (pertapaan) dan dengan pemujaan. Maka, setelah genap setahun, tibalah musim bunga (vasanta).

Word by Word

• कालम् (kālam): time

• नयन्ति (nayanti): they lead/they pass (spend)

• तपसा (tapasā): by austerity, ascetic discipline

• पूजया (pūjayā): by worship, ritual honoring

• च (ca): and

• महाधियः (mahādhiyaḥ): the great-minded, wise ones

• एवम् (evam): thus

• संवत्सरे (saṃvatsare): in the year

• पूर्णे (pūrṇe): completed, fulfilled

• वसन्ते (vasante): in spring, the vernal season

• समुपस्थिते (samupasthite): having arrived, having come near

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames Linga-puja as a sustained, time-transcending sadhana: the wise “spend time” through tapas and worship until the practice ripens—symbolized by the completion of a year.

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

By implying that time (kāla) is mastered through devotion and austerity, it aligns with Shiva as Pati—Lord beyond kāla—while the pashu (individual soul) approaches Him by disciplined puja and tapas that loosen pāśa (bondage).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A combined regimen of tapas (inner yogic heat/discipline) and puja (outer ritual worship), characteristic of Pashupata-oriented sadhana where steady observance over time is essential.