Shloka 30

Devanagari script

तस्माच्चतुर्युगावस्थं जगद्वै सचराचरम् चतुर्धावस्थितश्चैव चतुष्पादो भविष्यति

Transliteration

tasmāccaturyugāvasthaṃ jagadvai sacarācaram caturdhāvasthitaścaiva catuṣpādo bhaviṣyati

Translation

Vì thế, toàn thể thế giới—hữu động và vô động—an trụ trong tình trạng của bốn Yuga. Được thiết lập theo trật tự bốn phần, nó sẽ hiển lộ như một cấu trúc bốn chân (Dharma bốn trụ), được nâng đỡ bởi Đấng Chúa Tể (Pati) cai quản luật tắc vũ trụ.

Word by Word

• तस्मात्: therefore

• चतुर्युग-अवस्थम्: existing in the state/structure of the four Yugas

• जगत्: the world/cosmos

• वै: indeed

• स-चर-अचरम्: with the moving and the unmoving beings

• चतुर्धा: in four ways/fourfold

• अवस्थितः: established/arranged

• च: and

• एव: indeed/just so

• चतुष्पादः: four-footed (complete in four parts

• भविष्यति: will be/shall come to be

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the cosmic order within the Linga Purana framework)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames Linga devotion within cosmic order: the worshipper aligns with Shiva (Pati), who upholds the world’s fourfold yuga-structure and the completeness of dharma.

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

Shiva-tattva is implied as the sustaining Pati who regulates time (yuga) and order (dharma), while pashus (souls) and the world (moving/unmoving) function within that governed structure.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A practical takeaway is yuga-aware sadhana: living by dharma’s “four supports” and using Pashupata-oriented discipline (niyama, purity, steadiness) to loosen pasha (bondage) under Shiva’s grace.