Shloka 108

Adhyaya 70: आदिसर्गः—महत्-अहङ्कार-तन्मात्रा-भूतसृष्टिः, ब्रह्माण्डावरणम्, प्रजासर्गः, त्रिमूर्ति-शैवाधिष्ठानम्

Devanagari script

कालसंख्याविवृत्तस्य परार्धो ब्रह्मणः स्मृतः तावच्छेषो ऽस्य कालो ऽन्यस् तस्यान्ते प्रतिसृज्यते

Transliteration

kālasaṃkhyāvivṛttasya parārdho brahmaṇaḥ smṛtaḥ tāvaccheṣo 'sya kālo 'nyas tasyānte pratisṛjyate

Translation

ในการคลี่คลายการนับกาล ‘ปรารธะ’ ถูกกล่าวว่าเป็นครึ่งหนึ่งแห่งอายุของพรหมา ครั้นครบแล้ว ยังมีกาลช่วงอื่นเหลืออยู่; เมื่อสิ้นสุดลงจึงมีการอุบัติสร้างขึ้นใหม่อีกครั้ง.

Word by Word

• kāla-saṃkhyā: enumeration/measure of time

• vivṛttasya: of what has unfolded/expanded

• parārdhaḥ: a half-span called parārdha

• brahmaṇaḥ: of Brahmā

• smṛtaḥ: is remembered/declared

• tāvat: for that extent/so long

• cheṣaḥ: remainder

• asya: of this (Brahmā/time-cycle)

• kālaḥ: time

• anyaḥ: another

• tasya: of that

• ante: at the end

• pratisṛjyate: is re-created/created again

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Linga Purana’s cosmology to the sages at Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Brahma
• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames Linga worship within Shiva’s cosmic sovereignty: the devotee honors the Pati who regulates Time itself and brings forth creation again after dissolution.

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

By implying that re-creation occurs in an ordered cycle, it points to Shiva-tattva as the supreme governor beyond changing kalas—Pati, who directs srishti and pralaya while the pashu (soul) moves through time-bound experience.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No specific rite is prescribed here; the takeaway is contemplative Pashupata orientation—meditating on kala (time) and cyclic re-manifestation to loosen pasha (bondage) and seek refuge in Pati (Shiva).