Shloka 27

Adhyaya 61 — ग्रह-नक्षत्र-स्थाननिर्णयः

Cosmic Abodes of Luminaries and the Shaiva Order of Time

Devanagari script

घनतोयात्मिका ज्ञेयाः कल्पादावेव निर्मिताः आदित्यरश्मिसंयोगात् संप्रकाशात्मिकाः स्मृताः

Transliteration

ghanatoyātmikā jñeyāḥ kalpādāveva nirmitāḥ ādityaraśmisaṃyogāt saṃprakāśātmikāḥ smṛtāḥ

Translation

Sie sind als aus dichten Wassern bestehend zu erkennen, wahrlich schon zu Beginn des Kalpa erschaffen. Durch die Berührung mit den Strahlen der Sonne werden sie, wie überliefert, ihrer Natur nach völlig leuchtend.

Word by Word

• घन (ghana): dense, compact

• तोय (toya): water

• आत्मिका (ātmikāḥ): having the nature/essence of

• ज्ञेयाः (jñeyāḥ): are to be known/understood

• कल्प-आदौ (kalpa-ādau): at the beginning of the aeon

• एव (eva): indeed

• निर्मिताः (nirmitāḥ): created/formed

• आदित्य (āditya): the Sun

• रश्मि (raśmi): ray

• संयोगात् (saṃyogāt): from contact/union

• संप्रकाश-आत्मिकाः (saṃprakāśa-ātmikāḥ): of fully luminous nature

• स्मृताः (smṛtāḥ): are said/remembered in tradition.

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the cosmological account within the Linga Purana framework)

Characters & Entities

• Aditya (Sun)

FAQs

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

It links creation’s first material basis (dense primordial waters) with the arising of radiance, echoing how the Linga signifies Shiva’s self-luminous Pati-tattva manifesting within the created order.

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

By emphasizing illumination (saṃprakāśa), it gestures toward the Shaiva Siddhanta view that consciousness/light is primary—Shiva as Pati is the revealer, making phenomena intelligible by bestowing prakāśa.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse supports the contemplative focus on inner light in Pashupata-oriented practice—purifying the “watery” mind-stuff so it becomes radiant through contact with the higher principle (symbolized by the Sun).