Shloka 18

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

Devanagari script

दश चैव तथाहानि दिव्यो ह्येष विधिः स्मृतः त्रीणि वर्षशतान्येव षष्टिवर्षाणि यानि तु

Transliteration

daśa caiva tathāhāni divyo hyeṣa vidhiḥ smṛtaḥ trīṇi varṣaśatānyeva ṣaṣṭivarṣāṇi yāni tu

Translation

又如是十日，被忆念为天界的时间法度。确然，此处所说为三百年——并加上另六十年。

Word by Word

• दश: ten

• च: and

• एव: indeed/only

• तथा: thus/in that manner

• अहानि: days

• दिव्यः: divine/celestial

• हि: indeed

• एषः: this

• विधिः: rule/measure/ordinance

• स्मृतः: is remembered/is declared

• त्रीणि: three

• वर्ष-शतानि: hundreds of years

• एव: indeed

• षष्टि-वर्षाणि: sixty years

• यानि: which/that

• तु: but/indeed (emphatic)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Linga Purana’s cosmological reckoning of time)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames ritual life within a sacred, “divine” reckoning of time—reminding that Linga-puja is most fruitful when aligned with ordained kala, which is ultimately governed by Shiva as Mahakala.

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

By presenting time as a fixed divine ordinance, it implies Shiva’s lordship over kala: for Shaiva Siddhanta, kala is a pasha (bond) regulating the pashu (soul), while Pati (Shiva) remains the transcendent ruler of time.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Time-discipline (kala-niyama): selecting and honoring sacred time-units for vrata, japa, and Linga-archana—supporting Pashupata-oriented practice through regular observance and measured sadhana.