Shloka 6

सूर्यरथ-रचना, ध्रुव-प्रेरणा, मास-गणाः च

Jyotish-chakra: Surya’s Motion and Monthly Retinues

Devanagari script

चक्रपक्षे निबद्धास्तु ध्रुवे चाक्षः समर्पितः सहाश्वचक्रो भ्रमते सहाक्षो भ्रमते ध्रुवः

Transliteration

cakrapakṣe nibaddhāstu dhruve cākṣaḥ samarpitaḥ sahāśvacakro bhramate sahākṣo bhramate dhruvaḥ

Translation

Fastened to the side of the cosmic wheel, the axle is fixed upon Dhruva (the Pole Star). Together with the horses and the wheel it revolves; and with the axle, Dhruva too is described as revolving—by the Lord’s ordinance that sustains the order of the worlds.

Word by Word

• cakra-pakṣe: on the side/wing of the wheel

• nibaddhāḥ: bound, fastened

• tu: indeed

• dhruve: in/onto Dhruva (the Pole Star)

• ca: and

• akṣaḥ: axle, axis

• samarpitaḥ: placed, fixed, entrusted

• saha: together with

• aśva-cakraḥ: the horse-drawn wheel (chariot-wheel with horses)

• bhramate: revolves, turns

• saha-akṣaḥ: together with the axle

• dhruvaḥ: Dhruva (Pole Star), the fixed point

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Purana’s cosmology to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Dhruva

FAQs

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

It frames the universe as a wheel turning around a stabilizing axis; in Linga theology, Shiva as Pati is the unseen support (adhāra) and pivot of all motion—mirrored in the Linga as the cosmic axis of worship.

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

Though not named directly, the verse implies an ordered cosmos where even the ‘fixed’ Dhruva participates in divine regulation—pointing to Shiva-tattva as the transcendent support that makes both stability and movement possible without being bound like the pashu.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

It suggests dhāraṇā on the ‘axis’ principle—steadfastness (dhruvatā) amid movement—useful in Pashupata-oriented meditation where the mind is anchored on the Lord (Pati) to loosen pasha (bondage).