Shloka 11

श्वेतमुनिना कालस्य निग्रहः (मृत्युञ्जय-भक्ति-प्रसादः)

Devanagari script

तं प्राह च महादेवं कालं सम्प्रेक्ष्य वै दृशा नेत्रेण बाष्पमिश्रेण संभ्रान्तेन समाकुलः

Transliteration

taṃ prāha ca mahādevaṃ kālaṃ samprekṣya vai dṛśā netreṇa bāṣpamiśreṇa saṃbhrāntena samākulaḥ

Translation

他瞻仰那以迦罗（时间）之相屹立的摩诃提婆，便向主启言；目光紧系于主，双眼含泪，身心震颤，迷惘而不知所措，几被洪大威光所淹没。

Word by Word

• tam: Him

• prāha: spoke (addressed)

• ca: and

• mahādevam: Mahādeva (the Great God)

• kālam: Kāla, Time (the cosmic dissolver)

• samprekṣya: having looked upon, having beheld

• vai: indeed

• dṛśā: with the sight, by the gaze

• netreṇa: with the eye(s)

• bāṣpa-miśreṇa: mixed with tears

• saṃbhrāntena: agitated, confused, struck with awe

• samākulaḥ: distressed, overwhelmed, perturbed

Speaker

Narrator (Suta Goswami) describing an internal dialogue; the immediate speaker is an unnamed devotee/being who begins to address Mahadeva as Kala

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Mahadeva
• Kala

FAQs

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

It frames Shiva as Kāla—Time itself—before whom the pashu (individual soul) naturally softens into humility and surrender, a core inner attitude behind Linga-pūjā.

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

Shiva is presented as Mahādeva identified with Kāla, the sovereign principle that governs arising and dissolution; this points to Pati as the transcendent ruler of pasha (bondage) and temporal limitation.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse highlights bhakti-born reverential awe (saṃbhrama) and tearful absorption—an inner discipline aligned with Pāśupata orientation, where the mind yields to Pati prior to formal worship or mantra.