Linga Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 13

सप्तद्वीप-सप्तसमुद्र-वर्णनम् तथा प्रियव्रतवंश-राज्यविभागः

Devanagari script

आसमुद्रायताः केचिद् गिरयो गह्वरैस् तथा धरायाः पतयश्चासन् बहवः कालगौरवात्

Transliteration

āsamudrāyatāḥ kecid girayo gahvarais tathā dharāyāḥ patayaścāsan bahavaḥ kālagauravāt

Translation

有些群山绵延直至大海；有些则布满深广巨穴。又有许多山岳因时轮迦罗（Kāla）庄严沉重之力而被举为“大地之主”，得其权势与厚重。

Word by Word

• āsamudrāyatāḥ: extending up to the ocean/sea-reaching

• kecit: some

• girayaḥ: mountains

• gahvaraiḥ: with caves/chasm-like hollows

• tathā: likewise

• dharāyāḥ: of the earth

• patayaḥ: lords/masters/rulers

• ca: and

• āsan: became/were

• bahavaḥ: many

• kāla-gauravāt: due to the weight/gravitas of Time (Kāla)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Linga Purana to the sages at Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Kāla (Time)

FAQs

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

It frames the cosmos as shaped by Kāla (time), implying that stability cannot be sought in changing forms; Linga-worship turns the mind toward Shiva as the unchanging Pati beyond temporal transformation.

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

By emphasizing Kāla’s ‘weight’ reshaping the world, the verse indirectly points to Shiva-tattva as that which is not overpowered by Kāla—Pati who governs change while remaining transcendently steady.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No specific puja-vidhi is stated; the takeaway aligns with Pashupata orientation—cultivating vairāgya (dispassion) toward time-bound structures and anchoring awareness in Shiva through Linga-dhyāna.