Shloka 13

Adhyaya 4: अहोरात्र-युग-मन्वन्तर-कल्पमान तथा प्रलयान्ते सृष्ट्युपक्रमः

Devanagari script

मानुषेणैव मानेन वर्षाणां यच्छतं भवेत् पितॄणां त्रीणि वर्षाणि संख्यातानीह तानि वै

Transliteration

mānuṣeṇaiva mānena varṣāṇāṃ yacchataṃ bhavet pitṝṇāṃ trīṇi varṣāṇi saṃkhyātānīha tāni vai

Translation

以人间标准衡量，凡为一百年者，在祖灵（Pitṛ）的计数中即为三年——此处所立之数如是。

Word by Word

• मानुषेण (mānuṣeṇa): by the human

• एव (eva): indeed/only

• मानेन (mānena): by the measure/standard

• वर्षाणाम् (varṣāṇām): of years

• यत् (yat): whatever/that which

• शतम् (śatam): a hundred

• भवेत् (bhavet): becomes/would be

• पितṝणाम् (pitṝṇām): of the Pitṛs/ancestors

• त्रीणि (trīṇi): three

• वर्षाणि (varṣāṇi): years

• संख्यातानि (saṃkhyātāni): counted/reckoned

• इह (iha): here (in this teaching)

• तानि (tāni): those

• वै (vai): indeed/certainly

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Pitrs

FAQs

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

It establishes kāla-māna (time-reckoning), which supports correct timing for Shaiva rites connected with ancestors—such as śrāddha performed with devotion to Mahādeva as Pati, the lord who uplifts pashus beyond pasha.

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

By implying multiple strata of time across realms, it aligns with Shiva-tattva as Kāla-adhīśa (Lord of Time): time flows differently for beings, while the Supreme Pati remains the governing ground of all measures.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Ritual timing for Pitṛ-related observances (śrāddha/tarpaṇa) is implied; it is a dharmic support practice that, when offered with Shaiva bhakti, purifies the pashu and loosens pasha through right action and right time.