Shloka 15

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

Jyotish-chakra: Surya’s Motion and Monthly Retinues

Devanagari script

तथैव बाह्यतः सूर्यो भ्रमते मण्डलानि तु उद्वेष्टयन् स वेगेन मण्डलानि तु गच्छति

Transliteration

tathaiva bāhyataḥ sūryo bhramate maṇḍalāni tu udveṣṭayan sa vegena maṇḍalāni tu gacchati

Translation

Ebenso bewegt sich die Sonne auf der äußeren Bahn in der Umkreisung; die Himmelskreise umwindend, schreitet sie mit großer Geschwindigkeit durch jene Sphären.

Word by Word

• तथैव: likewise

• बाह्यतः: externally/on the outer course

• सूर्यः: the Sun

• भ्रमते: revolves/moves in a circuit

• मण्डलानि: circles/spheres/orbits

• तु: indeed

• उद्वेष्टयन्: winding around/encircling

• सः: he

• वेगेन: with speed

• गच्छति: goes/proceeds

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Surya

FAQs

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

By describing the orderly revolution of the Sun through the mandalas, the verse points to a governed cosmos—supporting the Linga as the sign of Pati (Shiva), the unseen regulator behind all cosmic rhythms honored in Linga-puja.

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

Though Surya is the visible mover, Shaiva Siddhanta reads such cosmic regularity as dependent on Pati: Shiva is the inner ruler (antaryamin) who empowers motion while remaining transcendent and unbound by the spheres he sustains.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

It supports dhyana on cosmic order—using Surya’s steady revolution as a meditation cue for Pashupata-style contemplation: the pashu (soul) observes the moving mandalas and turns inward to the unmoving Pati who grants power to all movement.