Shloka 5

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

Devanagari script

चतुर्युगसहस्रान्ते मनवस्तु चतुर्दश चत्वारि तु सहस्राणि वत्सराणां कृतं द्विजाः

Transliteration

caturyugasahasrānte manavastu caturdaśa catvāri tu sahasrāṇi vatsarāṇāṃ kṛtaṃ dvijāḥ

Translation

చతుర్యుగాల వెయ్యి చక్రాలు పూర్తయ్యే వరకు పద్నాలుగు మనువులు ఉంటారు. ఓ ద్విజులారా, కృతయుగం నాలుగు వేల సంవత్సరాల పరిమాణమైంది.

Word by Word

• चतुर्युग (caturyuga): the set of four yugas

• सहस्रान्ते (sahasrānte): at the end of a thousand

• मनवः (manavaḥ): Manus, progenitors and rulers of manvantaras

• तु (tu): indeed

• चतुर्दश (caturdaśa): fourteen

• चत्वारि (catvāri): four

• सहस्राणि (sahasrāṇi): thousands

• वत्सराणाम् (vatsarāṇām): of years

• कृतम् (kṛtam): the Kṛta (Satya) yuga

• द्विजाः (dvijāḥ): O twice-born (brahminical sages).

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Manus
• Yugas

FAQs

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

It frames Linga worship within Shiva’s cosmic order (kāla): yugas and manvantaras move in measured cycles, while the Linga signifies Pati (Shiva) who remains the timeless refuge beyond those cycles.

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

By emphasizing the vast structure of time, the verse implicitly contrasts conditioned existence (pāśa-bound pashu within yugas) with Shiva-tattva as the transcendent Lord (Pati) who governs time yet is not limited by it.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No specific rite is prescribed in this line; its takeaway for Pāśupata-oriented practice is contemplation of kāla and impermanence, turning the pashu away from yuga-bound rewards toward Shiva-bhakti and liberation.