Shloka 78

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

Jyotish-chakra: Surya’s Motion and Monthly Retinues

Devanagari script

एते वसन्ति वै सूर्ये सप्तकास्ते चतुर्दश चतुर्दशसु सर्वेषु गणा मन्वन्तरेष्विह

Transliteration

ete vasanti vai sūrye saptakāste caturdaśa caturdaśasu sarveṣu gaṇā manvantareṣviha

Translation

Wahrlich, sie wohnen in der Sonne: jene siebenfachen Gruppen, insgesamt vierzehn. In jedem der vierzehn Manvantaras sind eben diese Gaṇas hier im kosmischen Gefüge gegenwärtig.

Word by Word

• एते (ete): these

• वसन्ति (vasanti): dwell/abide

• वै (vai): indeed

• सूर्ये (sūrye): in the Sun/solar orb

• सप्तकाः (saptakāḥ): groups of seven/septads

• ते (te): those

• चतुर्दश (caturdaśa): fourteen

• चतुर्दशसु (caturdaśasu): in the fourteen (Manvantaras)

• सर्वेषु (sarveṣu): in all

• गणाः (gaṇāḥ): divine hosts/attendant groups (Śiva’s gaṇas)

• मन्वन्तरेषु (manvantareṣu): in the Manvantaras

• इह (iha): here/in this cosmos

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Surya
• Shiva
• Ganas
• Manu

FAQs

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

It frames the universe as regulated by Śiva’s gaṇas even within the solar sphere and across Manvantaras, supporting Linga-worship as alignment with Pati (Śiva) who orders time, light, and cosmic function.

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

Śiva-tattva is implied as the transcendent Pati whose gaṇas operate within Sūrya and persist through all Manvantaras—showing Śiva’s governance beyond changing epochs while pashus remain bound by time.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No specific rite is prescribed, but the takeaway is contemplative Pāśupata orientation: meditating on Śiva as Pati behind the solar power and time-cycles, cultivating detachment from pāśa (bondage to temporal change).