Shloka 19

भुवनकोशविन्यासनिर्णयः (ज्योतिर्गति-वृष्टिचक्र-वर्णनम्)

Devanagari script

त्रयोदशार्धमृक्षाणाम् अह्ना तु चरते रविः मुहूर्तैस्तावदृक्षाणि नक्तमष्टादशैश्चरन्

Transliteration

trayodaśārdhamṛkṣāṇām ahnā tu carate raviḥ muhūrtaistāvadṛkṣāṇi naktamaṣṭādaśaiścaran

Translation

نهاراً يقطعُ رَڤي (الشمس) ثلاثةَ عشرَ ونصفَ منزلةٍ قمرية (نَكشَترا). وليلاً، وهو ماضٍ في سيره، يجتاز العددَ نفسه من النكشترَات في ثمانيةَ عشرَ مُهورتا.

Word by Word

• त्रयोदश-अर्ध-मृक्षाणाम्: of thirteen and a half nakṣatras

• अह्ना: by day

• तु: indeed

• चरते: moves/traverses

• रविः: the Sun

• मुहूर्तैः: by muhūrtas (time-units)

• तावत्: that many/the same amount

• ऋक्षाणि: nakṣatras (lunar mansions)

• नक्तम्: by night

• अष्टादशैः: by eighteen

• चरन्: moving/traversing

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Surya (Ravi)

FAQs

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

It grounds Shiva-puja in sacred timekeeping: knowing muhūrta and nakṣatra movement supports selecting auspicious timings for Linga-archana, vrata, and homa, aligning the pashu’s practice with cosmic order governed by Pati.

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

Indirectly, it presents Kāla (time) and celestial motion as regulated principles within creation—powers that function under the supreme Lord (Pati). In Shaiva Siddhanta framing, the sun’s course reflects niyati and kāla operating as part of the Lord’s governance over the bound soul (pashu).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Kāla-niyama (discipline of time): structuring worship, japa, and vrata by muhūrta/nakṣatra awareness—an applied purity of schedule that supports steadiness in Pashupata-oriented sadhana.