Shloka 54

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

Jyotish-chakra: Surya’s Motion and Monthly Retinues

Devanagari script

प्रम्लोचा चैव विख्याता अनुम्लोचा च ते उभे यातुधानास् तथा सर्पो व्याघ्रश्चैव तु तावुभौ

Transliteration

pramlocā caiva vikhyātā anumlocā ca te ubhe yātudhānās tathā sarpo vyāghraścaiva tu tāvubhau

Translation

Pramlocā, die weithin Berühmte, und Anumlocā ebenso—diese beiden traten hervor. Ebenso entstanden die Yātudhānas; und auch Schlange und Tiger—diese beiden gleichfalls. So gehen in der Schöpfung vielfältige Wesenklassen hervor gemäß dem Herrn (Pati), Śiva, der über jede Manifestation waltet.

Word by Word

• प्रम्लोचा (Pramlocā): the apsarā named Pramlocā

• चैव (caiva): and indeed

• विख्याता (vikhyātā): renowned, celebrated

• अनुम्लोचा (Anumlocā): the apsarā named Anumlocā

• च (ca): and

• ते (te): those

• उभे (ubhe): both

• यातुधानाः (yātudhānāḥ): yātudhānas, destructive/demonic beings

• तथा (tathā): likewise

• सर्पः (sarpaḥ): serpent

• व्याघ्रः (vyāghraḥ): tiger

• च एव (ca eva): and also

• तु (tu): indeed

• तौ (tau): those two

• उभौ (ubhau): both

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Linga Purana to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Pramloca
• Anumloca
• Yatudhanas
• Serpent (Sarpa)
• Tiger (Vyaghra)
• Shiva (as Pati, implied as cosmic Lord)

FAQs

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

By listing varied beings arising in creation, the verse supports the Shaiva view that all categories—celestial, demonic, and animal—are within the Lord’s (Pati’s) domain; Linga worship centers the devotee on that all-governing Shiva beyond such distinctions.

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

Shiva-tattva is implied as the sovereign principle over manifestation: even contrasting forms (apsarās, yātudhānas, serpent, tiger) arise within a single cosmic order upheld by Pati, while individual souls (pashu) experience those forms under bondage (pāśa).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No specific puja-vidhi is stated; the takeaway aligns with Pashupata Yoga’s discipline of seeing all phenomena as governed by Pati, reducing aversion/attachment and orienting the pashu toward liberation through Shiva-centered contemplation.