Shloka 7

सूर्यरथनिर्णयः (चन्द्रस्य पक्षवृद्धिक्षयविधानम्)

Devanagari script

स पौर्णमास्यां दृश्येत शुक्लः सम्पूर्णमण्डलः एवमाप्यायितं सोमं शुक्लपक्षे दिनक्रमात्

Transliteration

sa paurṇamāsyāṃ dṛśyeta śuklaḥ sampūrṇamaṇḍalaḥ evamāpyāyitaṃ somaṃ śuklapakṣe dinakramāt

Translation

En la noche de luna llena se le ve resplandeciente, blanco, con el disco perfectamente completo. Así, en la quincena luminosa, Soma es nutrido día tras día, según el curso de los días.

Word by Word

• स (saḥ): he (Soma, the Moon)

• पौर्णमास्याम् (paurṇamāsyām): on the full-moon day/night

• दृश्येत (dṛśyeta): is seen/appears

• शुक्लः (śuklaḥ): bright, white, luminous

• सम्पूर्ण-मण्डलः (sampūrṇa-maṇḍalaḥ): having a complete disk/orb

• एवम् (evam): thus

• आप्यायितम् (āpyāyitam): nourished, increased, made to wax

• सोमम् (somam): Soma, the Moon

• शुक्लपक्षे (śuklapakṣe): in the bright (waxing) fortnight

• दिनक्रमात् (dinakramāt): by the order/sequence of days, day by day

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Purana to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Soma

FAQs

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

It establishes sacred lunar timing—especially Purnima and the Shukla Paksha—as ritually potent periods for Shiva-upasana, when offerings and vrata are performed in harmony with cosmic increase (āpyāyana).

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

Indirectly, it points to Shiva as Pati who upholds ṛta (cosmic order): the waxing of Soma occurs in a lawful sequence, reflecting the Lord’s governance of time (kāla) and nourishment (puṣṭi) within creation.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A calendrical discipline: observing the waxing-fortnight sequence up to Purnima—useful for planning Somavara/Purnima vrata, abhisheka, and mantra-japa aligned with lunar increase.