Linga Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 21

भुवनकोशविन्यासनिर्णयः (ज्योतिर्गति-वृष्टिचक्र-वर्णनम्)

Devanagari script

तस्माद्दीर्घेण कालेन भूमिमल्पां तु गच्छति स रथो धिष्ठितो भानोर् आदित्यैर्मुनिभिस् तथा

Transliteration

tasmāddīrgheṇa kālena bhūmimalpāṃ tu gacchati sa ratho dhiṣṭhito bhānor ādityairmunibhis tathā

Translation

لذلك، وعلى امتداد زمنٍ طويل، لا يقطع ذلك المركب إلا جزءاً يسيراً من الأرض، إذ إنّ الآدِتْيَات والـمُنيّين هم الذين يسندونه ويُدبّرونه لِبْهانو (الشمس). وبهذه الحركة الموزونة للشمس يجعل كالا (الزمن) نظامَ العالم جارياً.

Word by Word

• तस्मात्: therefore

• दीर्घेण: by/over a long

• कालेन: time

• भूमिम्: the earth/ground

• अल्पाम्: a little/small (portion)

• तु: indeed/but

• गच्छति: goes/traverses

• सः: that

• रथः: chariot

• धिष्ठितः (adhiṣṭhitaḥ): established/steadied/upheld

• भानोः: of Bhānu (the Sun)

• आदित्यैः: by the Ādityas (solar deities)

• मुनिभिः: by sages

• तथा: thus/likewise.

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the cosmological teaching within the Linga Purana)

Characters & Entities

• Bhanu (Surya)
• Adityas
• Munis (Sages)

FAQs

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

It frames solar motion as regulated cosmic order (ṛta) and Kāla; in Linga worship, this supports performing Shiva-puja in harmony with time—daily discipline that steadies the pashu (soul) and turns worship into a timed sādhana.

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

Though Shiva is not named, the verse implies a governed cosmos where time and celestial movement are upheld by higher order; in Shaiva Siddhanta terms, such governance ultimately rests in Pati—Shiva—as the transcendent regulator of Kāla that binds and releases the pashu from pāśa through right order and knowledge.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Regularity of practice: observing time-based disciplines (nitya-puja, sandhyā-aligned worship, vrata timing). This is compatible with Pāśupata-style sādhana where steadiness and regulated conduct purify the bonds (pāśa).