Shloka 6

Adhyaya 52: सोमाधारः, पुण्योदानदी, मेरुप्रदक्षिणा, जम्बूद्वीपनववर्षवर्णनम्

Devanagari script

परिवर्तत्यहरहो यथा सोमस्तथैव सा चत्वार्यशीतिश् च तथा सहस्राणां समुच्छ्रितः

Transliteration

parivartatyaharaho yathā somastathaiva sā catvāryaśītiś ca tathā sahasrāṇāṃ samucchritaḥ

Translation

Как Луна день за днём прибывает и убывает, так и эта мера непрестанно обращается. Её считают как восемьдесят четыре, и она возрастает до тысяч, знаменуя упорядоченные циклы времени (кала) под властью Пати — Владыки всех перемен.

Word by Word

• परिवर्तति: revolves/changes

• अहः-अहो: day by day

• यथा: just as

• सोमः: the Moon

• तथा एव: in the same way indeed

• सा: that (measure/period)

• चत्वार्यशीतिः: eighty-four

• च: and

• तथा: thus/also

• सहस्राणाम्: of thousands

• समुच्छ्रितः: elevated/amounting to, rising up to

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Soma

FAQs

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

It frames time as a regulated cycle—like Soma’s waxing and waning—implying that Linga worship aligns the pashu (individual soul) with Pati (Shiva), the cosmic regulator who orders all recurring change.

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

By emphasizing recurring cosmic order and measurement, it points to Shiva-tattva as the transcendent governor of kāla: change occurs, yet it is held within an intelligible rhythm under Pati’s sovereignty.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse supports time-disciplined sādhana—regular vrata, daily japa, and steady Linga-pūjā—central to Shaiva practice and compatible with Pāśupata Yoga’s insistence on consistent, cyclical observance.