Shloka 2
सूर्यरथ-रचना, ध्रुव-प्रेरणा, मास-गणाः च
Jyotish-chakra: Surya’s Motion and Monthly Retinues
सौरस्तु ब्रह्मणा सृष्टो रथस्त्वर्थवशेन सः संवत्सरस्यावयवैः कल्पितश् च द्विजर्षभाः
saurastu brahmaṇā sṛṣṭo rathastvarthavaśena saḥ saṃvatsarasyāvayavaiḥ kalpitaś ca dvijarṣabhāḥ
O best of twice-born sages, the Solar power (Saura) was created by Brahmā; and his chariot, fashioned according to its purpose, was formed from the very limbs of the year, so that time might move in ordered measure.
Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)
FAQs
It frames cosmic order (kāla-niyati) as a sacred structure: Linga worship is traditionally timed by solar and yearly cycles, aligning the devotee (pashu) with Shiva’s governing order (Pati’s śāsana) through vrata, tithi, and saṃvatsara-based observances.
Though Shiva is not named, the verse points to regulated time as a cosmic instrument. In Shaiva Siddhanta terms, kāla is among the limiting principles that bind the pashu; ultimately, Shiva as Pati transcends and governs time, while the created solar order operates within that governance.
Time-disciplined sādhanā: performing Shiva-pūjā, japa, and vrata in harmony with solar measures (daily, monthly, yearly observances). Such regulation supports Pashupata-style practice by reducing pasha through steadiness (niyama) and sacred timing.