Shloka 82

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

Jyotish-chakra: Surya’s Motion and Monthly Retinues

Devanagari script

अहोरात्रं रथेनासाव् एकचक्रेण तु भ्रमन् सप्तद्वीपसमुद्राङ्गां सप्तभिः सर्पते दिवि

Transliteration

ahorātraṃ rathenāsāv ekacakreṇa tu bhraman saptadvīpasamudrāṅgāṃ saptabhiḥ sarpate divi

Translation

Día y noche, él se mueve en su carro de una sola rueda; girando sin cesar, recorre los cielos, ciñendo los siete continentes y los siete océanos, impulsado por siete corceles. Así avanza Kāla, el Tiempo, ligando los mundos en un movimiento ordenado bajo el Señor, el Pati.

Word by Word

• अहोरात्रम्: day and night

• रथेन: by/with a chariot

• असौ: he (the cosmic mover—Time/Sun)

• एकचक्रेण: with a single wheel

• तु: indeed

• भ्रमन्: revolving, circling

• सप्तद्वीपसमुद्राङ्गाम्: encompassing the seven dvīpas and oceans

• सप्तभिः: by seven (steeds/rays/meters)

• सर्पते: moves, glides onward

• दिवि: in heaven, in the sky

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the cosmological order to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Surya
• Kala (Time)

FAQs

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

It frames day–night and cosmic motion as an ordered power under the supreme Pati; Linga worship aligns the devotee (paśu) with that divine order, loosening time-bound attachment (pāśa).

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

By implying that Time’s ceaseless revolution is governed by the Lord: Shiva-tattva is transcendent to kāla yet sovereign over it, making cosmic rhythm an expression of divine rule rather than mere mechanics.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Time-discipline: observing daily cycles for sandhyā, japa, and Linga-pūjā; in Pāśupata-oriented practice, one uses regulated worship to overcome kāla-bhaya (fear of time) and time-driven bondage.