Shloka 21
सूर्यरश्मिस्वरूपकथनम्
Surya-Rashmi Svarupa Kathana
सर्वावसुः पुनश्चान्यः स्वराडन्यः प्रकीर्तितः सुषुम्नः सूर्यरश्मिस्तु दक्षिणां राशिम् ऐधयत्
sarvāvasuḥ punaścānyaḥ svarāḍanyaḥ prakīrtitaḥ suṣumnaḥ sūryaraśmistu dakṣiṇāṃ rāśim aidhayat
Ein weiterer Sonnenstrahl wird als Sarvāvasu gerühmt, ein anderer als Svarāṭ. Suṣumnā—dieser Strahl der Sonne—kräftigte und ordnete den südlichen Lauf (rāśi) und begründete seine geregelte Bewegung.
Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)
FAQs
By describing how the Sun’s rays establish ordered cosmic pathways, the verse supports a key Shaiva view: the Linga signifies Pati (Shiva) as the unseen regulator of ṛta (cosmic order), which devotees honor through disciplined worship and timing of rites.
Though Surya is named directly, the Purāṇic frame in the Linga Purana treats such cosmic regulation as functioning under the sovereignty of Pati—Shiva—who empowers and sustains order while remaining transcendent to the moving forces.
It implies alignment with cosmic rhythm—observing auspicious directions and temporal order for worship; yogically, it points to steadiness (niyama) where the pashu disciplines mind and breath to harmonize with the ordered flow established in creation.