Shloka 12

युगधर्मवर्णनम् — चतुर्युग, गुण, धर्मपाद, तथा वार्तोत्पत्ति

Devanagari script

त्रिशती द्विशती संध्या तथा चैकशती मुने संध्यांशकं तथाप्येवं कल्पेष्वेवं युगे युगे

Transliteration

triśatī dviśatī saṃdhyā tathā caikaśatī mune saṃdhyāṃśakaṃ tathāpyevaṃ kalpeṣvevaṃ yuge yuge

Translation

噢牟尼，诸过渡期（sandhyā）为三百、二百与一百（单位）；而暮分之余（sandhyā-aṃśa）亦以同法计数。于每一劫（kalpa）皆然，于每一时代（yuga）亦复如是。

Word by Word

• triśatī: three-hundred (measure)

• dviśatī: two-hundred (measure)

• saṃdhyā: junction/transition period between ages

• tathā: and/likewise

• ca: also

• ekaśatī: one-hundred (measure)

• mune: O sage

• saṃdhyā-aṃśakam: the portion/fraction of the sandhyā

• tathā api: even so/likewise

• evaṃ: thus

• kalpeṣu: in (all) kalpas

• evaṃ: in the same manner

• yuge yuge: in each and every yuga

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating Purāṇic cosmology to the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya)

FAQs

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

It frames worship within Shiva’s cosmic order: the sandhyā junctions of time are measured and recurring, reminding the devotee that the Linga (Pati) is the stable reality beyond changing yugas.

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

By emphasizing repeating kalpa–yuga patterns, it implies Kāla as a governed principle; in Shaiva Siddhānta, Shiva as Pati is the lord of time, while Pashu (the soul) is bound by temporal cycles until liberated.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Sandhyā-time awareness: performing Shiva-pūjā, japa, and dhyāna at junctions (sandhyās) aligns Pashu with dharma and supports Pashupata-oriented discipline aimed at loosening Pāśa (bondage).