Shloka 30

Adhyaya 23: श्वेत-लोहित-पीत-कृष्ण-विश्व-कल्पेषु रुद्रस्वरूप-गायत्री-तत्त्ववर्णनम्

Devanagari script

तस्माच्चतुर्युगावस्थं जगद्वै सचराचरम् चतुर्धावस्थितश्चैव चतुष्पादो भविष्यति

Transliteration

tasmāccaturyugāvasthaṃ jagadvai sacarācaram caturdhāvasthitaścaiva catuṣpādo bhaviṣyati

Translation

因此，此一切世界——动与不动——安住于四劫（四Yuga）之境。既以四重秩序而立，便将显现为“四足”之体（圆满具四足之法），由统御宇宙法则之主宰（Pati）所护持。

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.