Shloka 4

Adhyaya 61 — ग्रह-नक्षत्र-स्थाननिर्णयः

Cosmic Abodes of Luminaries and the Shaiva Order of Time

Devanagari script

सवने स्यन्दने ऽर्थे च धातुर् एष विभाष्यते सवनात्तेजसो ऽपां च तेनासौ सविता मतः

Transliteration

savane syandane 'rthe ca dhātur eṣa vibhāṣyate savanāttejaso 'pāṃ ca tenāsau savitā mataḥ

Translation

Diese Wortwurzel wird mit den Bedeutungen „antreiben/hervorbringen“ und „zum Fließen bringen“ erklärt. Weil er das Tejas (Strahlenglanz) hervorbringt und die Wasser in Bewegung setzt, wird er daher als Savitṛ verstanden. In śaivischer Schau wirkt diese belebende Kraft unter Pati—Śiva—dem inneren Herrn, der die Schöpfung erweckt.

Word by Word

• savane: in the sense of impelling/producing

• syandane: in the sense of flowing/causing to flow

• arthe: with regard to the meaning

• dhātuḥ: verbal root

• eṣaḥ: this

• vibhāṣyate: is variously explained/defined

• savanāt: from the act of impelling/bringing forth

• tejasaḥ: of radiance, fiery brilliance

• apām: of the waters

• ca: and

• tena: therefore/by that reason

• asau: that (deity)

• savitā: Savitṛ (the impeller, solar deity)

• mataḥ: is considered/understood

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Savitṛ
• Tejas
• Ap (Waters)
• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames cosmic radiance (tejas) and the flowing of waters as divinely impelled powers; in Linga worship these are read as Śiva’s sustaining śakti, reminding the devotee that creation’s energies move under Pati, not independently.

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

Though the verse names Savitṛ, it implies a governing principle behind cosmic functions—impelling tejas and directing the waters—which Shaiva Siddhānta attributes ultimately to Śiva as Pati, the inner ruler of all tattvas.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

It supports a contemplative practice of meditating on tejas (inner radiance) and the ‘flow’ principle (syandana) as signs of divine governance—useful in Pāśupata-oriented disciplines that refine prāṇa and awareness toward Śiva.