Shloka 50

Adhyaya 61 — ग्रह-नक्षत्र-स्थाननिर्णयः

Cosmic Abodes of Luminaries and the Shaiva Order of Time

Devanagari script

मुच्यते तेन दोषेण ततस्तद्ग्रहभक्तितः सर्वग्रहाणामेतेषाम् आदिरादित्य उच्यते

Transliteration

mucyate tena doṣeṇa tatastadgrahabhaktitaḥ sarvagrahāṇāmeteṣām ādirāditya ucyate

Translation

সেই গ্রহেরই ভক্তিতে তার দোষজনিত পীড়া থেকে মানুষ মুক্ত হয়। অতএব এই সকল গ্রহের মধ্যে আদিত্য (সূর্য)কেই আদ্য ও শ্রেষ্ঠ বলা হয়েছে।

Word by Word

• मुच्यते: is freed, is released

• तेन: by that (through it/thereby)

• दोषेण: from the fault/affliction

• ततः: therefore, thence

• तत्-ग्रह-भक्तितः: due to devotion toward that graha (planetary deity)

• सर्व-ग्रहाणाम्: of all grahas

• एतेषाम्: among these

• आदिः: the first, the origin, the foremost

• आदित्यः: Āditya, the Sun

• उच्यते: is said, is proclaimed

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Aditya (Surya)

FAQs

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

It frames graha-doṣa as a karmic form of pāśa (bondage) affecting the paśu (soul), and prescribes bhakti as a purifying upāya; in Shaiva practice, such remedies are harmonized with Shiva-pūjā as devotion to Pati, the ultimate liberator.

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

Implicitly, it distinguishes secondary causes (grahas influencing embodied karma) from the higher liberation-principle: while devotion to grahas mitigates specific doṣas, final release from all pāśas belongs to Shiva-tattva (Pati), the supreme ground beyond planetary determinants.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Graha-bhakti as a remedial discipline (graha-śānti/upāsanā), especially honoring Āditya as chief among grahas—often paired in Shaiva households with daily japa, offering of arghya to the Sun, and Shiva-pūjā for comprehensive karmic pacification.