Shloka 43

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

Jyotish-chakra: Surya’s Motion and Monthly Retinues

Devanagari script

ताण्डवैः सरसैः सर्वाश् चोपासन्ते यथाक्रमम् दिव्याः सत्यजिदन्ताश् च ग्रामण्यो रथकृन्मुखाः

Transliteration

tāṇḍavaiḥ sarasaiḥ sarvāś copāsante yathākramam divyāḥ satyajidantāś ca grāmaṇyo rathakṛnmukhāḥ

Translation

Alle verehren (den Herrn) der Reihe nach mit anmutigen Tāṇḍava-Tänzen. Jene göttlichen Wesen, ebenso die Scharen namens Satyajitāntas, die Grāmaṇyas und die von Rathakṛn Angeführten, bringen jeder gemäß seinem Rang Verehrung dar.

Word by Word

• ताण्डवैः: with tāṇḍava dances

• सरसैः: charming, graceful

• सर्वाः: all (of them)

• च: and

• उपासन्ते: worship, revere

• यथाक्रमम्: according to proper sequence/order

• दिव्याः: divine/celestial beings

• सत्यजिदन्ताः: the group/hosts named Satyajidanta(s)

• च: and

• ग्रामण्यः: the group/hosts named Grāmaṇya(s) (leaders of troops)

• रथकृन्मुखाः: those whose leader/front is Rathakṛn (Rathakṛt).

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It shows that Shiva is worshipped not only by mantra and offerings but also through disciplined, ordered upāsanā expressed as sacred tāṇḍava—devotion performed according to hierarchy and dharma.

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

Shiva is presented as Pati—the supreme Lord worthy of reverence from all classes of divine attendants—indicating His transcendence and sovereign magnetism that draws ordered worship from the cosmos.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A mode of bhakti-upāsanā where rhythm, movement, and disciplined sequence (yathākramam) become an offering—compatible with Pāśupata intent: turning body and action into worship of Pati to loosen pāśa (bondage) upon the paśu (soul).