Shloka 61

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

Devanagari script

गङ्गायमुनयोर्मध्ये स्थितिं प्राप्तः सहानुगः ततो व्यतीते काले तु सामात्यः सहसैनिकः

Transliteration

gaṅgāyamunayormadhye sthitiṃ prāptaḥ sahānugaḥ tato vyatīte kāle tu sāmātyaḥ sahasainikaḥ

Translation

అతడు అనుచరులతో గంగా-యమునల మధ్య ప్రాంతంలో నివాసం ఏర్పరచుకున్నాడు; కాలం గడిచిన తరువాత మంత్రులు, సైన్యంతో కూడ అక్కడే నిలిచెను।

Word by Word

• गङ्गा-यमुनयोः: of the Ganga and Yamuna

• मध्ये: in the middle/between

• स्थितिम्: a settled state/residence

• प्राप्तः: obtained/reached

• सह-अनुगः: together with followers/attendants

• ततः: then/thereafter

• व्यतीते: having passed/elapsed

• काले: when time

• तु: indeed/and

• स-अमात्यः: with ministers

• सह-सैनिकः: with soldiers/troops

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Ganga
• Yamuna

FAQs

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

By placing the narrative in the Gaṅgā–Yamunā sacred region, the verse signals a tirtha-setting where Śiva-pūjā and Linga-pratiṣṭhā traditionally bear intensified merit and become conducive to Śiva’s anugraha (grace).

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

Indirectly, it frames the world as a field governed by kāla (time) and movement, within which the pashu (individual) seeks stability; in Śaiva Siddhānta, true स्थिति (abiding) culminates when the pashu is freed from pāśa (bondage) by Pati, Śiva.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A tirtha-stay (kshetra-vāsa) is implied: dwelling in a sacred confluence-region to undertake purification, japa, vrata, and Śiva/Linga worship—often preparatory supports for Pāśupata-oriented discipline.