Shloka 29

भुवनकोशविन्यासनिर्णयः (ज्योतिर्गति-वृष्टिचक्र-वर्णनम्)

Devanagari script

गणो मुनिज्योतिषां तु मनसा तस्य सर्पति अधिष्ठितः पुनस्तेन भानुस्त्वादाय तिष्ठति

Transliteration

gaṇo munijyotiṣāṃ tu manasā tasya sarpati adhiṣṭhitaḥ punastena bhānustvādāya tiṣṭhati

Translation

Der Gaṇa—der über die Munis und die himmlischen Lichter waltet—bewegt sich allein nach Seinem Willen. Und wiederum: Die Sonne, von Ihm eingesetzt und gelenkt, hält ihren Lauf, übernimmt die ihr bestimmte Aufgabe und verweilt an der ihr zugewiesenen Stätte.

Word by Word

• गणः (gaṇaḥ): the divine Gaṇa/attendant-host (Śiva’s cosmic agency)

• मुनि-ज्योतिषाम् (muni-jyotiṣām): of the sages and of the luminaries (stars/planets)

• तु (tu): indeed

• मनसा (manasā): by mind, by will

• तस्य (tasya): of Him (the Supreme Lord, Pati/Śiva)

• सर्पति (sarpati): moves, proceeds

• अधिष्ठितः (adhiṣṭhitaḥ): presided over, established, governed

• पुनः (punaḥ): again, further

• तेन (tena): by Him

• भानुः (bhānuḥ): the Sun

• तु (tu): indeed

• आदाय (ādāya): taking up, assuming

• तिष्ठति (tiṣṭhati): stands, remains, abides (in its course/duty)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Ganas
• Surya

FAQs

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

It frames Linga worship as devotion to the Pati (Śiva) who upholds cosmic order—showing that even the Sun’s function is established by Him; the Linga thus symbolizes the supreme regulator beyond all luminaries.

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

Śiva-tattva is presented as sovereign governance (adhiṣṭhāna) and will (manas/saṅkalpa): all celestial motion proceeds because the Lord presides, while the Pashu (individual soul) is not the ultimate controller.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A Pāśupata-oriented contemplative practice is implied: meditate that all movements—breath, mind, and the sun’s course—are sustained by Śiva’s icchā-śakti, dissolving the sense of separate agency (pāśa) in the Pati.