Shloka 47

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

Jyotish-chakra: Surya’s Motion and Monthly Retinues

Devanagari script

कृतस्थलाप्सराश्चैव तथा वै पुञ्जिकस्थला ग्रामणी रथकृच्चैव रथौजाश्चैव तावुभौ

Transliteration

kṛtasthalāpsarāścaiva tathā vai puñjikasthalā grāmaṇī rathakṛccaiva rathaujāścaiva tāvubhau

Translation

Die Apsaras Kṛtasthalā sowie Puñjikasthalā; ferner Grāmaṇī, zusammen mit Rathakṛt und Rathaujā—diese beiden als ein Paar—werden unter die himmlischen Wesen im von Śiva verordneten kosmischen Gefolge gezählt.

Word by Word

• kṛtasthalā-apsarāḥ: the Apsaras named Kṛtasthalā

• ca eva: and indeed

• tathā vai: likewise, certainly

• puñjikasthalā: (the Apsaras) Puñjikasthalā

• grāmaṇī: (one named) Grāmaṇī

• rathakṛt: (one named) Rathakṛt, ‘maker of chariots’

• ca eva: and also

• rathaujāḥ: (one named) Rathaujā, ‘chariot-powered/strong’

• ca eva: and indeed

• tau ubhau: those two together (as a pair)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Kṛtasthalā
• Puñjikasthalā
• Grāmaṇī
• Rathakṛt
• Rathaujā

FAQs

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

It situates Linga-worship within a wider Śaiva cosmos: Śiva (Pati) is served by ordered hosts of celestial beings, and devotion to the Liṅga aligns the pashu (soul) with that divine order rather than with pasha (bondage).

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

By listing beings in Śiva’s retinue, the verse implies Śiva-tattva as sovereign governance—Pati who organizes and empowers diverse cosmic functions and beings, while remaining the presiding Lord beyond them.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No specific rite is prescribed in this line; it supports the contemplative framework used in Śaiva practice—smaraṇa (recollection) and nāma-saṅgraha (sacred enumeration) that steadies the mind for Liṅga-pūjā and Pāśupata-oriented discipline.