Shloka 30

Adhyaya 59 — सूर्याद्यभिषेककथनम्

Surya and Related Abhisheka/ Cosmological Determinations

Devanagari script

वसन्ते चैव ग्रीष्मे च शतैः स तपते त्रिभिः वर्षास्वथो शरदि च चतुर्भिः संप्रवर्षति

Transliteration

vasante caiva grīṣme ca śataiḥ sa tapate tribhiḥ varṣāsvatho śaradi ca caturbhiḥ saṃpravarṣati

Translation

In spring and in summer, he blazes with three hundred rays; and in the rainy season, and again in autumn, he pours forth rain with four hundred (rays). Thus the Lord, as the cosmic regulator, sustains the worlds through heat and rainfall.

Word by Word

• वसन्ते: in spring

• च एव: and indeed

• ग्रीष्मे: in summer

• च: and

• शतैः: with hundreds

• सः: he (the Sun/Aditya as the Lord’s function)

• तपते: burns, shines with heat

• त्रिभिः: with three

• वर्षासु: in the rainy season

• अथो: then/indeed

• शरदि: in autumn

• च: and

• चतुर्भिः: with four

• संप्रवर्षति: causes to rain abundantly

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the cosmic order as an expression of Shiva’s lordship)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Surya (Aditya)

FAQs

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

It frames seasonal heat and rainfall as functions governed under the Lord’s sovereignty, encouraging the devotee to see all natural cycles as Shiva’s śakti and to offer worship with gratitude for sustenance.

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

Shiva is implied as Pati—the supreme governor—whose order operates through cosmic instruments like Surya; the regularity of tapas (heat) and varṣa (rain) reflects niyati (cosmic law) under his lordship.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Seasonal discipline (ṛtu-śauca) is suggested: aligning vrata, purity, and Linga-puja with the rhythms of heat and rain—an outer expression that supports inner Pashupata restraint and steadiness.