Shloka 43

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

Devanagari script

वर्षाणामष्टसाहस्रं ब्राह्मं वै ब्रह्मणो युगम् सवनं युगसाहस्रं सर्वदेवोद्भवस्य तु

Transliteration

varṣāṇāmaṣṭasāhasraṃ brāhmaṃ vai brahmaṇo yugam savanaṃ yugasāhasraṃ sarvadevodbhavasya tu

Translation

แปดพันปีเป็นยุคพราหมะของพระพรหม. และ ‘สวนนะ’ คือหนึ่งพันยุค อันเกี่ยวกับการอุบัติปรากฏของเหล่าเทวะทั้งปวง.

Word by Word

• वर्षाणाम (varṣāṇām): of years

• अष्टसाहस्रम् (aṣṭa-sāhasram): eight thousand

• ब्राह्मम् (brāhmam): belonging to Brahmā / Brāhma

• वै (vai): indeed

• ब्रह्मणः (brahmaṇaḥ): of Brahmā

• युगम् (yugam): age/cycle

• सवनम् (savanam): savana (ritual/temporal division)

• युगसाहस्रम् (yuga-sāhasram): a thousand yugas

• सर्वदेवोद्भवस्य (sarva-deva-udbhavasya): of the arising/manifestation of all Devas

• तु (tu): and/indeed.

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating cosmic measures within the Linga Purana’s creation account)

Characters & Entities

• Brahma
• Devas

FAQs

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

By defining sacred time (yuga, savana) tied to Deva-manifestation, the verse frames worship as effective when aligned with cosmic order—suggesting Linga-puja is not merely personal devotion but participation in Shiva-governed rhythm (Pati regulating kala/time).

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

Though Shiva is not named, the verse supports a Shaiva Siddhanta reading: time-measures and Deva-origination belong to the created order (pasha), while Shiva as Pati is the transcendent regulator of kala and the source by whom the Devas gain their functional powers.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The term “savana” points to Vedic ritual time-divisions (connected to soma/offerings); in a Shaiva lens, it encourages performing Shiva-upasana and Linga-archana with disciplined timing and observance—an outer support for inner Pashupata-style steadiness.