Shloka 5

वासिष्ठकथनम् (आदित्य–सोमवंशवर्णनम् तथा रुद्रसहस्रनाम-प्रशंसा)

Devanagari script

छाया च तस्मात्सुषुवे सावर्णिं भास्कराद्द्विजाः ततः शनिं च तपतीं विष्टिं चैव यथाक्रमम्

Transliteration

chāyā ca tasmātsuṣuve sāvarṇiṃ bhāskarāddvijāḥ tataḥ śaniṃ ca tapatīṃ viṣṭiṃ caiva yathākramam

Translation

أيها ذوو الميلادين، إن تشايا ولدت من بهاسكارا، إله الشمس، سافَرْني. ثم، على الترتيب، ولدت أيضاً شَني وتَبَتي وڤِشْتي.

Word by Word

• छाया (chāyā): Chaya, the shadow-form consort

• च (ca): and

• तस्मात् (tasmāt): from him

• सुषुवे (suṣuve): gave birth

• सावर्णिम् (sāvarṇiṁ): Savarni (offspring named Savarni)

• भास्करात् (bhāskarāt): from Bhāskara, the Sun

• द्विजाः (dvijāḥ): O twice-born (brahmins)

• ततः (tataḥ): then/thereafter

• शनिम् (śaniṁ): Shani (Saturn deity)

• च (ca): and

• तपतीम् (tapatīṁ): Tapati (river/goddess)

• विष्टिम् (viṣṭiṁ): Vishti (a named offspring/personified force)

• च एव (caiva): and indeed

• यथाक्रमम् (yathākramam): in proper sequence

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Chaya
• Bhaskara (Surya)
• Savarni
• Shani
• Tapati
• Vishti

FAQs

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

It situates Shiva’s Linga-centric teaching within a broader srishti framework: the ordered emergence of beings (yathākramam) reflects dharma and cosmic governance, which Linga worship aligns with by orienting the pashu (soul) toward Pati (Shiva), the supreme regulator.

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

Though Shiva is not named here, the verse implies a universe structured by lawful sequence and karmic administration (notably via Śani). In Shaiva Siddhanta terms, such order points to Pati as the transcendent Lord who permits the functioning of pasha (bondage and karmic law) while remaining beyond it.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No direct puja-vidhi is stated; the takeaway is contemplative: recognize graha-influences (like Śani) as aspects of karmic pasha, and pursue Shiva-bhakti and Pashupata-oriented discipline to seek Pati’s anugraha (grace) for liberation.