Linga Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 15

सूर्यरथनिर्णयः (चन्द्रस्य पक्षवृद्धिक्षयविधानम्)

Devanagari script

पिबन्ति द्विकलं कालं शिष्टा तस्य कला तु या निसृतं तदमावास्यां गभस्तिभ्यः स्वधामृतम्

Transliteration

pibanti dvikalaṃ kālaṃ śiṣṭā tasya kalā tu yā nisṛtaṃ tadamāvāsyāṃ gabhastibhyaḥ svadhāmṛtam

Translation

Sa loob ng dalawang kalā ay iniinom nila iyon; at ang natitirang bahagi ng kalā Niya, na umaagos sa gabi ng Amāvāsyā (bagong buwan), ay nagiging amṛta—nektar ng sarili nilang liwanag—mula sa mga sinag.

Word by Word

• पिबन्ति: they drink

• द्विकलम्: two kalās (two lunar measures/parts)

• कालम्: for a time/period

• शिष्टा: the remainder, what is left

• तस्य: of him (of Soma/Chandra)

• कला: digit/portion (lunar phase)

• तु: indeed

• या: which

• निसृतम्: flowed out, issued forth

• तत्: that

• अमावास्याम्: on Amāvāsyā (new-moon)

• गभस्तिभ्यः: from the rays/beams

• स्वधा-अमृतम्: svadhā-nectar, their own sustaining ambrosia (nourishment proper to them)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Soma (Chandra)

FAQs

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

It links sacred time (kāla) and lunar phases (kalā, Amāvāsyā) to the flow of sustaining nectar, implying that Shiva-pūjā aligned with tithi—especially Amāvāsyā—harmonizes the worshipper with the cosmic ordinance upheld by Pati (Shiva).

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

Though Soma is named, the teaching reflects Shiva-tattva as the regulator of kāla and kalā: the measured outflow and remainder indicate an ordered cosmic economy where time and nourishment function under the Supreme Lord’s governance.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Tithi-based observance—especially Amāvāsyā discipline (vrata, japa, and Shiva-archana)—is implied, emphasizing purification of the pashu (individual soul) by aligning practice with cosmic rhythms rather than random timing.