Shloka 26

Adhyaya 4: अहोरात्र-युग-मन्वन्तर-कल्पमान तथा प्रलयान्ते सृष्ट्युपक्रमः

Devanagari script

कृतस्याद्यस्य विप्रेन्द्रा दिव्यमानेन कीर्तितम् सहस्राणां शतान्यासंश् चतुर्दश च संख्यया

Transliteration

kṛtasyādyasya viprendrā divyamānena kīrtitam sahasrāṇāṃ śatānyāsaṃś caturdaśa ca saṃkhyayā

Translation

ఓ విప్రేంద్రులారా, మొదటి కృతయుగ కాలము దివ్య ప్రమాణమున కీర్తింపబడెను; సంఖ్య ప్రకారము అది పద్నాలుగు వందల వేల—పద్నాలుగు లక్ష సంవత్సరములు.

Word by Word

• kṛtasya: of the Kṛta (Satya) Yuga

• ādyasya: of the first (age)

• vipra-indrāḥ: O lords among Brahmins

• divya-mānena: by the divine (celestial) measure

• kīrtitam: is proclaimed/declared

• sahasrāṇām: of thousands

• śatāni: hundreds

• āsaṁś: indeed/are said to be

• caturdaśa: fourteen

• ca: and

• saṅkhyayā: in number/by count

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Suta Goswami
• Sages of Naimisharanya

FAQs

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

It establishes sacred time-reckoning (kāla) used to frame dharma and ritual observances; in Shaiva practice, worship is aligned to cosmic order governed by Pati (Shiva).

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

By presenting “divine measure,” it implies time is not ultimate but a regulated principle—kāla functions under the sovereignty of Pati, while Pashu remains bound by time until liberated.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No specific puja-vidhi is stated; the takeaway is calendrical discipline—observances, vows, and worship cycles are grounded in Purāṇic yuga and divine time measures.