Shloka 6

Devanagari script

यावन्त्यश्चैव ताराश् च तावन्तश्चैव रश्मयः सर्वे ध्रुवनिबद्धाश् च भ्रमन्तो भ्रामयन्ति तम्

Transliteration

yāvantyaścaiva tārāś ca tāvantaścaiva raśmayaḥ sarve dhruvanibaddhāś ca bhramanto bhrāmayanti tam

Translation

So zahlreich wie die Sterne sind, so zahlreich sind auch ihre Strahlen. Alle sind an Dhruva gebunden; indem sie kreisen, lassen sie auch ihn erscheinen, als kreise er mit—so wird die Ordnung des Kosmos bewahrt.

Word by Word

• yāvantyaḥ: as many as

• ca eva: and indeed

• tārāḥ: stars

• tāvantāḥ: so many

• raśmayaḥ: rays/beams

• sarve: all

• dhruva-nibaddhāḥ: fastened/anchored to Dhruva (the Pole Star)

• ca: and

• bhramantaḥ: revolving/turning

• bhrāmayanti: make (another) turn/appear to turn

• tam: him (Dhruva).

Speaker

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

Characters & Entities

• Dhruva

FAQs

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

It frames the universe as held by an unseen axial order (Dhruva), echoing the Linga as the cosmic pillar (stambha) through which Shiva, the Pati, stabilizes creation—supporting the contemplative basis of Linga-puja.

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

Though Shiva is not named, the verse points to a governing stability behind motion: Shiva-tattva as the immovable ground that enables all movement, with the cosmos functioning through a binding principle (nibandhana) rather than chaos.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The implied practice is dhāraṇā on steadiness—cultivating dhruvatva (unshakable focus) in Pashupata-oriented yoga, mirroring the fixed axis amid the revolutions of sense and mind.