Shloka 50
सूर्यरथ-रचना, ध्रुव-प्रेरणा, मास-गणाः च
Jyotish-chakra: Surya’s Motion and Monthly Retinues
मेनका सहजन्या च गन्धर्वौ च हाहाहूहूः सुबाहुनामा ग्रामण्यौ रथचित्रश् च तावुभौ
menakā sahajanyā ca gandharvau ca hāhāhūhūḥ subāhunāmā grāmaṇyau rathacitraś ca tāvubhau
ميناكا وسَهَجَنْيا، ومعهما الغندهرفان هاهَا وهُوهُو؛ وكذلك زعيما القرية المسمَّيان سوباهو ورثَتشِترا—وهذان أيضًا كزوج—قد ذُكِرا في هذا الإحصاء.
Suta Goswami
FAQs
It situates Linga-centered Shaiva narration within a cosmic assembly, showing that worship of Pati (Shiva) is upheld across celestial orders—apsarases, gandharvas, and leaders—who participate in the sacred milieu around Shiva.
Indirectly: by listing exalted beings connected to the divine sphere, it reflects Shiva-tattva as the supreme Pati whose presence draws and orders all classes of beings, from refined celestial musicians to worldly leaders, within one sacred hierarchy.
No specific puja-vidhi or Pashupata sadhana is stated; the takeaway is the sangha/pariṣad context—devotional participation and remembrance (smaraṇa) of Shiva’s divine order that frames later ritual and yogic instructions.