Shloka 37

सोमवर्णनम्

Graha–Ratha–Aśva Varṇana, Dhruva-Nibaddha Gati, Maṇḍala-Pramāṇa, Graha-Arcana

Devanagari script

एवं संक्षिप्य कथितं ग्रहाणां गमनं द्विजाः भास्करप्रमुखानां च यथादृष्टं यथाश्रुतम्

Transliteration

evaṃ saṃkṣipya kathitaṃ grahāṇāṃ gamanaṃ dvijāḥ bhāskarapramukhānāṃ ca yathādṛṣṭaṃ yathāśrutam

Translation

Thus, O twice-born sages, the movements of the grahas—beginning with Bhāskara (the Sun)—have been stated in brief, exactly as they are seen and as they are heard in the sacred tradition.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus

• संक्षिप्य: in brief, concisely

• कथितम्: has been explained/told

• ग्रहाणाम्: of the grahas (planets/luminaries)

• गमनम्: motion, course, movement

• द्विजाः: O twice-born (Brāhmaṇas/sages)

• भास्कर-प्रमुखानाम्: of those headed by Bhāskara (the Sun)

• च: and

• यथा-दृष्टम्: as observed/seen

• यथा-श्रुतम्: as heard (from śruti/smṛti tradition)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Bhaskara (Surya)

FAQs

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

It frames cosmic order—planetary motion as observed and transmitted—as part of the sacred Purāṇic worldview, supporting the idea that Shiva as Pati upholds ṛta; Linga worship aligns the devotee’s life with that divine order.

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

Although Shiva is not named directly, the verse points to a governed cosmos where lawful movement and tradition coexist; in Shaiva Siddhānta, such ordered functioning implies the sovereignty of Pati, whose śakti sustains the universe while remaining transcendent.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No specific rite is prescribed, but it supports jyotiṣa-informed discipline—timing vrata, pūjā, and dāna in harmony with cosmic cycles—so the pashu reduces pasha (bondage) through regulated, Shiva-oriented conduct.