Shloka 11

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

Jyotish-chakra: Surya’s Motion and Monthly Retinues

Devanagari script

युगाक्षकोटिस्त्वेतस्य वातोर्मिस्यन्दनस्य तु कीले सक्ता यथा रज्जुर् भ्रमते सर्वतोदिशम्

Transliteration

yugākṣakoṭistvetasya vātormisyandanasya tu kīle saktā yathā rajjur bhramate sarvatodiśam

Translation

Die Spitze der Jochachse dieses von Windwogen (dem Weltprozess) getriebenen Wagens wirbelt in alle Richtungen—wie ein Seil, das an einem Pflock befestigt ist und ringsum kreist.

Word by Word

• युग (yuga): an age, aeon

• अक्ष (akṣa): axle, pivot

• कोटि (koṭi): tip, end

• तु (tu): indeed

• एतस्य (etasya): of this

• वात (vāta): wind

• ऊर्मि (ūrmi): wave, surge

• स्यन्दन (syandana): chariot, moving vehicle

• कील (kīla): peg, stake

• सक्ता (saktā): fastened, attached

• यथा (yathā): just as

• रज्जु (rajju): rope

• भ्रमते (bhramate): revolves, whirls

• सर्वतः (sarvataḥ): on all sides

• दिशम् (diśam): direction(s)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames the universe as a revolving mechanism driven by forces of time and motion; in Linga worship the devotee fixes awareness on Pati (Shiva) as the unmoving support, transcending the whirl of worldly change.

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

By implication Shiva-tattva is the steady ‘peg’ (adhiṣṭhāna) while phenomena—yugas, winds, and waves—circle restlessly; Pashu becomes free when it knows the Pati as the motionless ground beyond kāla.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A Pāśupata-style contemplative practice: observe the turning of time (yuga-cakra) like a rope whirling, and remain established in the inner stillness aligned with Shiva, loosening pasha (bondage).