Shloka 32

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

Jyotish-chakra: Surya’s Motion and Monthly Retinues

Devanagari script

शुभानना शुभश्रोणिर् दिव्या वै पुञ्जिकस्थला मेनका सहजन्या च प्रम्लोचाथ शुचिस्मिता

Transliteration

śubhānanā śubhaśroṇir divyā vai puñjikasthalā menakā sahajanyā ca pramlocātha śucismitā

Translation

શુભાનના, શુભશ્રોણી, દિવ્યા, પુઞ્જિકસ્થલા, મેનકા, સહજન્યા, પ્રમ્લોચા અને શુચિસ્મિતા—આ પ્રસિદ્ધ દિવ્ય અપ્સરાઓ પવિત્ર વૃત્તાંતમાં વર્ણવાઈ છે. જગતકથામાં તેમનું સાન્નિધ્ય ઈશ્વરના શાસનમાં પાશબદ્ધ પશુઓ માટે એક નિમિત્ત બને છે.

Word by Word

• शुभानना: Śubhānanā (the fair-faced one)

• शुभश्रोणिः: Śubhaśroṇī (she of beautiful hips/waist)

• दिव्या: Divyā (the radiant/celestial one)

• वै: indeed

• पुञ्जिकस्थला: Puñjikasthalā (name of an apsarā)

• मेनका: Menakā (name of an apsarā)

• सहजन्या: Sahajanyā (name of an apsarā)

• च: and

• प्रम्लोचा: Pramlocā (name of an apsarā)

• अथ: then/also

• शुचिस्मिता: Śucismitā (she of pure/bright smile)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Śubhānanā
• Śubhaśroṇī
• Divyā
• Puñjikasthalā
• Menakā
• Sahajanyā
• Pramlocā
• Śucismitā

FAQs

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

By listing apsarās, the verse signals how worldly allure can function as pāśa (bondage) for the pashu; Linga worship is thereby implied as the stabilizing return to Pati (Śiva) beyond sense-compulsion.

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

Śiva-tattva is suggested indirectly: even celestial beauty and desire are not ultimate, but instruments within Īśvara’s order; Pati remains the transcendent regulator who alone grants release from pāśa.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No explicit rite is stated; the takeaway aligns with Pāśupata discipline—restraint of the senses and recollection of Pati through japa, dhyāna, and steady Linga-upāsanā when confronted with temptation.