Shloka 26
Adhyaya 61 — ग्रह-नक्षत्र-स्थाननिर्णयः
Cosmic Abodes of Luminaries and the Shaiva Order of Time
विज्ञेयास्तारकाः सर्वास् त्व् ऋषयस्त्वेकरश्मयः आश्रयाः पुण्यकीर्तीनां शुक्लाश्चापि स्ववर्णतः
vijñeyāstārakāḥ sarvās tv ṛṣayastvekaraśmayaḥ āśrayāḥ puṇyakīrtīnāṃ śuklāścāpi svavarṇataḥ
Sabe que todas las estrellas han de entenderse como los propios Ṛṣis: luces de un solo rayo, moradas de aquellos cuya fama es meritoria; y por su propia naturaleza son también de color blanco.
Suta Goswami (narrating the cosmological teaching within the Purva-Bhaga to the sages of Naimisharanya)
FAQs
It frames the cosmos as a sacred order upheld by merit and seer-knowledge, encouraging the devotee to approach the Linga as the axis of that order—Shiva as Pati—so worship is aligned with dharma, purity, and higher states.
Though Shiva is not named, the verse implies a governed cosmic hierarchy where luminous stations (stars/ṛṣis) function as supports for the meritorious—pointing to Shiva-tattva as the transcendent Pati who ordains and sustains the loka-structure in which pashus rise by puṇya and jñāna.
The takeaway is purification that generates puṇya-kīrti—truthfulness, mantra-japa, and disciplined observance—so the pashu loosens pāśa (bondage) and becomes fit for higher luminous realms under Pati’s cosmic law.