Shloka 9

Devanagari script

तेन ग्रहा गृहाण्येव तदाख्यास्ते भवन्ति च सौरं सूर्यो ऽविशत्स्थानं सौम्यं सोमस्तथैव च

Transliteration

tena grahā gṛhāṇyeva tadākhyāste bhavanti ca sauraṃ sūryo 'viśatsthānaṃ saumyaṃ somastathaiva ca

Translation

Darum werden die Grahas (planetarischen Gottheiten) nach den Namen ihrer jeweiligen Wohnstätten benannt. So trat die Sonne in die Sonnenstätte (Saura) ein, und ebenso trat der Mond in die Mondstätte (Saumya) ein.

Word by Word

• tena: therefore/for that reason

• grahāḥ: the Grahas (planets)

• gṛhāṇi: abodes/dwelling-places

• eva: indeed

• tad-ākhyāḥ: bearing those names/named accordingly

• te: they

• bhavanti: become/are

• ca: and

• sauraṁ: the solar (Saura) [abode/station]

• sūryaḥ: the Sun

• aviśat: entered

• sthānam: place/abode/station

• saumyaṁ: the lunar (Saumya) [abode/station]

• somaḥ: the Moon

• tathā eva: just so/in the same way

• ca: and.

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages at Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Surya
• Soma

FAQs

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

It frames the Grahas as occupants of divinely assigned stations, implying that true auspiciousness is stabilized by aligning oneself with Pati (Shiva) through Linga-upasana rather than being ruled by planetary fear.

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

Even while describing Surya and Soma, the verse supports the Shaiva Siddhanta view that cosmic functions operate within an ordered system ultimately grounded in Pati—Shiva, the transcendent regulator beyond Grahas and their effects.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A practical takeaway is Graha-shanti through Shiva-centered devotion—Linga-puja with mantra and disciplined conduct—so the Pashu (soul) loosens Pasha (bondage) rather than merely seeking planetary remedies.