Shloka 25
सूर्यरथ-रचना, ध्रुव-प्रेरणा, मास-गणाः च
Jyotish-chakra: Surya’s Motion and Monthly Retinues
धातार्यमाथ मित्रश् च वरुणश्चेन्द्र एव च विवस्वांश्चैव पूषा च पर्जन्यो ऽंशुर् भगस् तथा
dhātāryamātha mitraś ca varuṇaścendra eva ca vivasvāṃścaiva pūṣā ca parjanyo 'ṃśur bhagas tathā
دْهَاتْرِ وأَرْيَمَنْ، مِتْرَ وفَرُونَة، وإِنْدْرَ كذلك؛ وفِيفَسْفَان، وبُوشَنْ، وبَرْجَنْيَة، وأَمْشُو، وبَهَغَة—هؤلاء هم القوى الإلهية التي تسند نظام الكون.
Suta Goswami
FAQs
It situates Linga worship within Vedic cosmology: the Aditya-powers that uphold ṛta are acknowledged as subordinate functions within Shiva’s all-pervading lordship (Pati), supporting a complete, order-centered approach to Mahadeva’s puja.
By enumerating cosmic governors (Adityas/Devas), the verse implies their roles are limited offices within the manifested order, while Shiva-tattva is the transcendent Pati who empowers and regulates these functions without being bound by them.
A Vedic-style devatā-smaraṇa (invocatory remembrance) that can be integrated into Shiva-puja as aṅga-nyāsa/saṅkalpa support—recognizing cosmic forces while centering the rite on the Linga as the supreme focus.