Shloka 77

सूर्यरथ-रचना, ध्रुव-प्रेरणा, मास-गणाः च

Jyotish-chakra: Surya’s Motion and Monthly Retinues

Devanagari script

स्थानाभिमानिनाम् एतत् स्थानं मन्वन्तरेषु वै अतीतानागतानां वै वर्तन्ते सांप्रतं च ये

Transliteration

sthānābhimāninām etat sthānaṃ manvantareṣu vai atītānāgatānāṃ vai vartante sāṃprataṃ ca ye

Translation

هذه هي المنزلة المعيَّنة للقوى المُشرفة التي تُعرِّف نفسها بوظائفها ومقاماتها. وعبر عصور المَنونتَرا تسري على من مضى، ومن سيأتي، ومن هو قائم الآن.

Word by Word

• स्थानाभिमानिनाम्: of those who have ego-identification with a station/office

• एतत्: this

• स्थानम्: position, post, realm

• मन्वन्तरेषु: in the Manvantaras (cosmic cycles ruled by Manus)

• वै: indeed

• अतीतानाम्: of those who have gone by (past)

• अनागतानाम्: of those who are yet to come (future)

• वै: indeed

• वर्तन्ते: they exist/continue/are found

• सांप्रतम्: at present, now

• च: and

• ये: who

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Manu
• Devas
• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames all cosmic posts as temporary across Manvantaras; Linga-worship orients the Pashu toward Pati (Shiva) who transcends offices, reducing attachment to status (sthāna-abhimāna).

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

By implication, Shiva-tattva is the stable ground beyond changing Manvantara administrations; presiding beings rotate through stations, while the Lord as Pati remains the enduring refuge.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A key Pāśupata takeaway is vairāgya from roles and honors (sthāna-abhimāna) while maintaining dharma; in puja, one offers all positions and fruits into the Linga as surrender to Pati.