Shloka 31

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

Devanagari script

नियुतान्येव षट्त्रिंशन् निरंशानि तु तानि वै चत्वारिंशत्तथा त्रीणि नियुतानीह संख्यया

Transliteration

niyutānyeva ṣaṭtriṃśan niraṃśāni tu tāni vai catvāriṃśattathā trīṇi niyutānīha saṃkhyayā

Translation

此处以“尼由塔”（niyuta）为单位陈述其数：三十六，且为整数无余；同样按列举之数，又宣说四十三尼由塔。

Word by Word

• नियुतानि (niyutāni): niyutas, a large numerical unit

• एव (eva): indeed/only

• षट्त्रिंशन् (ṣaṭtriṃśan): thirty-six

• निरंशानि (niraṃśāni): without remainder, whole (exact)

• तु (tu): but/indeed

• तानि (tāni): those

• वै (vai): surely

• चत्वारिंशत् (catvāriṃśat): forty

• तथा (tathā): likewise

• त्रीणि (trīṇi): three

• इह (iha): here (in this context)

• संख्यया (saṃkhyayā): by number/enumeration

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames creation through precise cosmic enumeration, preparing the reader to see the Linga (Pati) as the transcendent ground from which measured worlds and beings (pashus) arise.

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

By contrasting exact numerical measures within creation, it implicitly points to Shiva-tattva as the unmeasured Pati—beyond count—while the manifested order is expressible in number.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No direct puja-vidhi is taught in this line; it supports contemplative Pashupata insight by encouraging discernment between measurable tattvas (pasha-bound cosmos) and the liberating reality of Pati.