Shloka 34

Adhyaya 61 — ग्रह-नक्षत्र-स्थाननिर्णयः

Cosmic Abodes of Luminaries and the Shaiva Order of Time

Devanagari script

बृहस्पतेः पादहीनौ वक्रसौरी उभौ स्मृतौ विस्तारान्मण्डलाच्चैव पादहीनस्तयोर्बुधः

Transliteration

bṛhaspateḥ pādahīnau vakrasaurī ubhau smṛtau vistārānmaṇḍalāccaiva pādahīnastayorbudhaḥ

Translation

Im Vergleich zu Bṛhaspati gelten sowohl Vakra als auch Saurī als „um Viertel geringer“ im Maß; und Budha (Merkur) wird ebenso als um ein Viertel geringer als jene beiden beschrieben, sowohl in der Breite als auch im Kreis seiner Bahn.

Word by Word

• bṛhaspateḥ: of Bṛhaspati (Jupiter)

• pāda-hīnau: deficient by one pāda (foot/unit)

• vakra-saurī: Vakra and Saurī (names/titles used for planetary bodies)

• ubhau: both

• smṛtau: are remembered/are stated (in tradition)

• vistārāt: from breadth/extent

• maṇḍalāt: from the orbital circle/sphere

• ca eva: and indeed

• pāda-hīnaḥ: deficient by one pāda

• tayoḥ: than those two

• budhaḥ: Budha (Mercury)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Brihaspati (Jupiter)
• Budha (Mercury)
• Sauri
• Vakra

FAQs

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

It frames the cosmos as a measured, ordered maṇḍala; such cosmic order supports the Shaiva view that all proportions and movements ultimately rest in Pati (Śiva), the ground of the universe that Linga worship ritually centers.

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

Indirectly: by presenting precise cosmic structure, it implies an underlying intelligent, sustaining principle—Śiva as Pati—who upholds niyati (cosmic law) while remaining transcendent to the graha-spheres.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No direct pūjā-vidhi or Pāśupata-yoga technique is taught here; the takeaway is contemplative—using cosmic measures as a support for dhyāna on Śiva as the regulator of time (kāla) and order (niyama) beyond pasha-bound phenomena.