Shloka 10

Adhyaya 59 — सूर्याद्यभिषेककथनम्

Surya and Related Abhisheka/ Cosmological Determinations

Devanagari script

पवनो यस्तु लोके ऽस्मिन् पार्थिवो वह्निरुच्यते यश्चासौ लोकादौ सूर्ये शुचिरग्निस्तु स स्मृतः

Transliteration

pavano yastu loke 'smin pārthivo vahnirucyate yaścāsau lokādau sūrye śuciragnistu sa smṛtaḥ

Translation

In dieser Welt heißt das vom Wind genährte Feuer das irdische Feuer. Und jenes reine Feuer, das zu Beginn der Welten als Sonne erstrahlt, wird als Śuci Agni, der makellose Agni, in Erinnerung gehalten.

Word by Word

• pavanaḥ: wind

• yaḥ tu: that which indeed

• loke asmin: in this world

• pārthivaḥ: earthly/terrestrial

• vahniḥ: fire

• ucyate: is called

• yaḥ ca asau: and that which

• lokādau: at the beginning of the world(s)/cosmic manifestation

• sūrye: in the Sun/as the Sun

• śuciḥ: pure, radiant

• agniḥ: fire

• tu: indeed

• saḥ: that

• smṛtaḥ: is remembered/known

Speaker

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

Characters & Entities

• Agni
• Surya

FAQs

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

It frames fire (Agni) as a graded cosmic principle—earthly fire and solar fire—supporting Shaiva worship where external homa-fire and inner tejas are both offerings directed toward Pati (Shiva) as the regulator of cosmic order.

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

By classifying fires as terrestrial and solar, it implies a governed hierarchy of tejas within creation; in Shaiva Siddhanta terms, such ordered manifestation belongs to Pati, while the pashu experiences these powers under pasha until purified.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

It points to the linkage between outer ritual fire (vahni in yajña/homa) and inner purity (śuci-agni as refined tejas), a key Pashupata-oriented takeaway: purify the inner fire through discipline, mantra, and Shiva-bhakti.