Shloka 44

Adhyaya 61 — ग्रह-नक्षत्र-स्थाननिर्णयः

Cosmic Abodes of Luminaries and the Shaiva Order of Time

Devanagari script

फाल्गुनीषु समुत्पन्नः पूर्वाख्यासु जगद्गुरुः नवार्चिर्लोहिताङ्गश् च प्रजापतिसुतो ग्रहः

Transliteration

phālgunīṣu samutpannaḥ pūrvākhyāsu jagadguruḥ navārcirlohitāṅgaś ca prajāpatisuto grahaḥ

Translation

Born in the Phālgunī asterisms, and known in the earlier accounts as the “Guru of the world”, this planet—Navārci, also called Lohitāṅga—arose as a son of Prajāpati, functioning as a graha that governs embodied beings under the Lord (Pati).

Word by Word

• फाल्गुनीषु: in the (two) Phālgunī nakṣatras

• समुत्पन्नः: arisen, born

• पूर्वाख्यासु: in the earlier tellings/accounts

• जगद्गुरुः: teacher/preceptor of the world

• नवार्चिः: Navārci (name, ‘nine-rayed/with nine flames’)

• लोहिताङ्गः: Lohitāṅga (‘red-limbed/red-bodied’)

• च: and

• प्रजापति-सुतः: son of Prajāpati

• ग्रहः: planet/seizer (graha), cosmic regulator

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Prajapati
• Navarci
• Lohitanga
• Phalguni Nakshatras

FAQs

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

It frames grahas as instruments within Shiva’s (Pati’s) cosmic administration: Linga worship aligns the pashu with Pati, reducing bondage (pāśa) created by karma that grahas help manifest.

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

By implication, Shiva-tattva stands above the grahas: even powerful cosmic ‘seizers’ are born within creation (sṛṣṭi) and function under the supreme Lord who is the true Jagadguru.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Graha-related śānti is suggested indirectly: a Shaiva adherent treats planetary influences as secondary and practices Linga-pūjā and Pāśupata-oriented discipline to transcend karmic constraint.