Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 102
पञ्चावरणमार्गस्थं योगेश्वरस्तोत्रम्
Pañcāvaraṇa-mārga Stotra to Yogeśvara Śiva
दिवाकरषडंगानि दीप्ताद्याश्चाष्टशक्तयः । आदित्यो भास्करो भानू रविश्चेत्यनुपूर्वशः
divākaraṣaḍaṃgāni dīptādyāścāṣṭaśaktayaḥ | ādityo bhāskaro bhānū raviścetyanupūrvaśaḥ
Le Soleil (Divākara) possède six membres, et aussi huit puissances (śakti) commençant par « Dīptā » (Radiance). Dans l’ordre, on le nomme Āditya, Bhāskara, Bhānu et Ravi.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Role: nurturing
FAQs
It classifies the Sun through limbs, powers, and names, guiding the seeker to see cosmic radiance as an ordered manifestation within Shiva’s lordship (Pati), rather than as an independent ultimate reality.
By listing the Sun’s energies and epithets, the text supports Saguna contemplation—recognizing divine order in the cosmos—while Shaiva Siddhanta ultimately directs that such powers are subordinate to Shiva, the supreme ground worshiped as the Linga.
A practical takeaway is nāma-smaraṇa (recollection) and dhyāna: mentally recite the Sun’s epithets in sequence as a discipline of attention, then internalize that all brilliance culminates in devotion to Shiva through the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya).