Linga Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 100

Adhyaya 40: Kali-yuga Lakshana, Yuga-sandhyamsha, and the Re-emergence of Dharma

Devanagari script

युगानां परिमाणं ते कथितं हि प्रसङ्गतः वदामि देवीपुत्रत्वं पद्मयोनेः समासतः

Transliteration

yugānāṃ parimāṇaṃ te kathitaṃ hi prasaṅgataḥ vadāmi devīputratvaṃ padmayoneḥ samāsataḥ

Translation

噢，女神啊，既然诸劫（yuga）的量度已依次第为你说明，我今将略述：莲华生者帕德玛约尼（梵天）如何在由主宰帕提（湿婆）所护持的神圣秩序中，被称为女神之子。

Word by Word

• yugānām: of the yugas (world-ages)

• parimāṇam: measure, duration

• te: to you

• kathitam: has been explained/told

• hi: indeed

• prasaṅgataḥ: as the topic arose/in proper sequence

• vadāmi: I speak/I shall tell

• devī-putratvam: the state of being the Goddess’s son/sonship in relation to the Devi

• padma-yoneḥ: of the lotus-wombed/lotus-born one (Brahmā)

• samāsataḥ: briefly, in summary

Speaker

Shiva (Mahadeva) addressing Devi (Parvati)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati
• Brahma

FAQs

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

It links cosmic time (yuga-measures) to the sṛṣṭi narrative, positioning creation under the supreme governance of Pati (Śiva), which is foundational to understanding why the Liṅga is worshipped as the timeless axis beyond cycles.

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

By moving from yuga-calculation to the origin-account of Brahmā, the verse implies Śiva-tattva as the transcendent regulator of time and causality—above the manifested creator-functions that arise within the cycle.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No specific rite is prescribed in this line; the takeaway is contemplative: Pāśupata-oriented reflection on kāla (time) and sṛṣṭi as bound domains (pāśa) contrasted with devotion to Pati (Śiva) through Liṅga-centered worship.