Shloka 24

भुवनकोशविन्यासनिर्णयः (ज्योतिर्गति-वृष्टिचक्र-वर्णनम्)

Devanagari script

हत्वा हत्वा तु सम्प्राप्तान् ब्राह्मणैश्चरते रविः अष्टादश मुहूर्तं तु उत्तरायणपश्चिमम्

Transliteration

hatvā hatvā tu samprāptān brāhmaṇaiścarate raviḥ aṣṭādaśa muhūrtaṃ tu uttarāyaṇapaścimam

Translation

Having struck down again and again those who come before him, the Sun moves onward—impelled by the ordinance of the Brāhmaṇas—traversing the northern course and the western path for eighteen muhūrtas. Here the Purāṇa intimates that even cosmic motion proceeds under dharma, while the bound soul (paśu) reaps the fruits of violence until, through right observance, it turns toward the Lord (Pati).

Word by Word

• हत्वा हत्वा: having slain again and again

• तु: indeed

• सम्प्राप्तान्: those who have come/approached

• ब्राह्मणैः: by the Brāhmaṇas (by their sacred authority/ordinance)

• चरते: moves, proceeds

• रविः: the Sun

• अष्टादश: eighteen

• मुहूर्तम्: a muhūrta (a time-unit)

• तु: indeed

• उत्तरायण: the northward course (uttarāyaṇa)

• पश्चिमम्: west(ward), western direction/path

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrative voice, contextual)

Characters & Entities

• Surya (Ravi)
• Brahmanas

FAQs

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

It frames cosmic time (kāla) and dharma as regulated order; Linga-worship aligns the paśu with that order and turns action away from हिंसा (violence) toward शिव-धर्म, loosening pasha (bondage).

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

By implication: even the Sun’s course is not autonomous but governed by higher dharma; in Shaiva Siddhānta, that supreme governance culminates in Pati—Śiva—who stands beyond time while directing its law for the purification of souls.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Observance of dharma according to Vedic ordinance (Brāhmaṇa-niyama) and time-discipline (kāla-sādhana). Practically, it supports timing-based Śiva-pūjā and vrata aligned with uttarāyaṇa/kāla for inner purification in a Pāśupata orientation.