Shloka 26

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

Devanagari script

कृतस्याद्यस्य विप्रेन्द्रा दिव्यमानेन कीर्तितम् सहस्राणां शतान्यासंश् चतुर्दश च संख्यया

Transliteration

kṛtasyādyasya viprendrā divyamānena kīrtitam sahasrāṇāṃ śatānyāsaṃś caturdaśa ca saṃkhyayā

Translation

اے برہمنوں کے سردارو، پہلے کرت یُگ کی مدت دیویہ پیمانے سے بیان کی گئی ہے؛ گنتی کے مطابق وہ چودہ سو ہزار، یعنی چودہ لاکھ برس ہے۔

Word by Word

• kṛtasya: of the Kṛta (Satya) Yuga

• ādyasya: of the first (age)

• vipra-indrāḥ: O lords among Brahmins

• divya-mānena: by the divine (celestial) measure

• kīrtitam: is proclaimed/declared

• sahasrāṇām: of thousands

• śatāni: hundreds

• āsaṁś: indeed/are said to be

• caturdaśa: fourteen

• ca: and

• saṅkhyayā: in number/by count

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Suta Goswami
• Sages of Naimisharanya

FAQs

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

It establishes sacred time-reckoning (kāla) used to frame dharma and ritual observances; in Shaiva practice, worship is aligned to cosmic order governed by Pati (Shiva).

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

By presenting “divine measure,” it implies time is not ultimate but a regulated principle—kāla functions under the sovereignty of Pati, while Pashu remains bound by time until liberated.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No specific puja-vidhi is stated; the takeaway is calendrical discipline—observances, vows, and worship cycles are grounded in Purāṇic yuga and divine time measures.