Shloka 67

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

Jyotish-chakra: Surya’s Motion and Monthly Retinues

Devanagari script

सूर्यमाप्याययन्त्येते तेजसा तेज उत्तमम् ग्रथितैः स्वैर्वचोभिस्तु स्तुवन्ति मुनयो रविम्

Transliteration

sūryamāpyāyayantyete tejasā teja uttamam grathitaiḥ svairvacobhistu stuvanti munayo ravim

Translation

Diese Weisen nähren mit ihrem eigenen strahlenden Tejas die Sonne—das höchste Tejas—und mit kunstvoll verflochtenen Worten besingen sie Ravi.

Word by Word

• सूर्यम्: the Sun (Surya)

• आप्याययन्ति: they nourish, strengthen, make flourish

• एते: these (sages)

• तेजसा: by tejas (radiance, ascetic fire, spiritual energy)

• तेजः उत्तमम्: the highest/supreme radiance

• ग्रथितैः: woven, composed, well-arranged

• स्वैः वचोभिः: with their own words/utterances

• तु: indeed

• स्तुवन्ति: they praise, hymn

• मुनयः: sages

• रविम्: Ravi, the Sun

Speaker

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

Characters & Entities

• Surya
• Ravi
• Munis

FAQs

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

It highlights that disciplined speech (mantra) and tapas generate tejas; in Shaiva practice, such tejas is ultimately Shiva’s śakti and is offered back into the cosmic order, supporting worship and stability around the Linga-centered dharma.

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

Though Surya is named directly, the verse points to the supreme tejas behind all lights; in Shaiva Siddhanta, this indicates Pati (Shiva) as the ground of all radiance, with manifest tejas functioning as His śakti within creation.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Mantra-stuti (hymnic praise) joined with tapas—an ascetic-yogic discipline where concentrated utterance and inner heat (tejas) become a spiritual offering that sustains both the practitioner and the world.