Shloka 7

Adhyaya 17: लिङ्गोद्भव—ब्रह्मविष्ण्वहङ्कार-शमनं, ओंकार-प्रादुर्भावः, मन्त्र-तत्त्वं च

Devanagari script

स्थितिकाले तदा पूर्णे ततः प्रत्याहृते तथा चतुर्युगसहस्रान्ते सत्यलोकं गते सुराः

Transliteration

sthitikāle tadā pūrṇe tataḥ pratyāhṛte tathā caturyugasahasrānte satyalokaṃ gate surāḥ

Translation

Khi thời kỳ an trụ của vũ trụ theo định luật đã viên mãn, và sự tan rã (pralaya) dần kề cận, vào cuối một ngàn chu kỳ của bốn yuga, chư Deva rời đi đến Satyaloka.

Word by Word

• स्थितिकाले: during the period of sustenance (sthiti)

• तदा: then

• पूर्णे: having been completed/fulfilled

• ततः: thereafter

• प्रत्याहृते: when reabsorption/withdrawal (pratyāhāra, pralaya) was set in motion

• तथा: likewise/and

• चतुर्युगसहस्रान्ते: at the end of a thousand (sahasra) sets of four yugas (caturyuga)

• सत्यलोकं: to Satyaloka (Brahma-loka)

• गते: having gone

• सुराः: the Devas (gods)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Devas
• Satyaloka
• Brahma

FAQs

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

It frames the Linga narrative within cosmic time: as the worlds move toward pralaya and the Devas withdraw to Satyaloka, the need for refuge in Pati (Shiva) becomes central—preparing the ground for the Linga’s supreme, time-transcending revelation.

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

By emphasizing that even Devas relocate at the end of vast yuga-cycles, the verse implies the impermanence of created stations; Shiva-tattva as Pati is the stable ground beyond srishti-sthiti-pralaya, untouched by the reabsorption that governs all lokas.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No specific rite is prescribed in this line, but the doctrinal takeaway aligns with Pashupata discipline: recognizing time-bound existence (pāśa) and turning the pashu (soul) toward Pati through steadiness, withdrawal from world-dependence, and Shiva-oriented worship.