Shloka 10

Lokapramāṇa–Grahamaṇḍala–Dhruvaloka-vyavasthā

Cosmic Measures and the Arrangement of the Heavenly Spheres

Devanagari script

उपरिष्टात्ततश्शुक्रो द्विलक्षाभ्यंतरे स्थितः । द्विलक्षयोजनं तस्मादधः सोमसुतः स्मृतः

Transliteration

upariṣṭāttataśśukro dvilakṣābhyaṃtare sthitaḥ | dvilakṣayojanaṃ tasmādadhaḥ somasutaḥ smṛtaḥ

Translation

Above that, Śukra (Venus) is stationed within a span of two lakṣas; and two lakṣa yojanas below it is said to be Soma’s son, Budha (Mercury).

Word by Word

• उपरिष्टात्: above
• उपरिष्टात्: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa; locative sense)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उपरिष्टात् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb) = ‘above/over’

• ततः: from there/thereafter
• ततः: अपादान (Apādāna; source)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (तद्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; अव्ययीभूत-तसिल् (ablatival adverb) = ‘from there/thereafter’

• शुक्रः: Venus (Śukra)
• शुक्रः: कर्ता (Kartā; subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुक्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन

• द्वि-लक्ष-अभ्यन्तरे: within two lakhs (of yojanas)
• द्वि-लक्ष-अभ्यन्तरे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa; location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वि (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + लक्ष (प्रातिपदिक) + अभ्यन्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी (7th case), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (संख्यापूर्वक-निर्धारण) = ‘within two lakhs’

• स्थितः: is situated
• स्थितः: क्रियापद (Kriyā; verbal predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु) → स्थित (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्तरि प्रयोगे ‘is situated/stands’

• द्वि-लक्ष-योजनम्: two lakh yojanas
• द्वि-लक्ष-योजनम्: प्रमाण (Pramāṇa; measure/extent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वि (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + लक्ष (प्रातिपदिक) + योजन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd case), एकवचन; द्विगु-समास = ‘(a measure of) two-lakh yojanas’

• तस्मात्: from that (point)
• तस्मात्: अपादान (Apādāna; from)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक; पञ्चमी (5th case), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• अधः: below
• अधः: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa; locative sense)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अधः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb) = ‘below/downwards’

• सोम-सुतः: the son of Soma (Budha/Mercury)
• सोम-सुतः: कर्ता (Kartā; subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सोम (प्रातिपदिक) + सुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष = ‘son of Soma’

• स्मृतः: is said (to be)
• स्मृतः: क्रियापद (Kriyā; verbal predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्मृ (धातु) → स्मृत (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘is said/considered’

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Sadyojāta

Characters & Entities

• Shukra
• Soma
• Budha

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in the Shiva Purana?

It presents the cosmos as an ordered manifestation under Pati (Śiva), encouraging reverence for divine law (ṛta) and a contemplative view of creation as structured, intelligible, and ultimately dependent on Śiva.

How does this verse relate to the worship of the Linga or Saguna Shiva?

By describing the regulated placement of grahas, it supports Saguna worship: the universe’s harmony is seen as Śiva’s governing power, and the Liṅga is revered as the stable axis and sign of that supreme Lord who upholds all levels of creation.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is dhyāna on Śiva as the inner ruler of cosmic order while reciting the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), cultivating steadiness and alignment with dharma rather than focusing on graha-fear.