Shloka 44

Adhyaya 59 — सूर्याद्यभिषेककथनम्

Surya and Related Abhisheka/ Cosmological Determinations

Devanagari script

चन्द्रऋक्षग्रहाः सर्वे विज्ञेयाः सूर्यसंभवाः नक्षत्राधिपतिः सोमो नयनं वाममीशितुः

Transliteration

candraṛkṣagrahāḥ sarve vijñeyāḥ sūryasaṃbhavāḥ nakṣatrādhipatiḥ somo nayanaṃ vāmamīśituḥ

Translation

ચંદ્ર, નક્ષત્રો અને સર્વ ગ્રહો—આ બધાં સૂર્યસંભવ છે એમ જાણવું. નક્ષત્રાધિપતિ સોમ (ચંદ્ર) ઈશ (ઈશ્વર)નું ડાબું નેત્ર છે.

Word by Word

• चन्द्र (candra): the Moon

• ऋक्ष (ṛkṣa): constellations/nakṣatras

• ग्रहाः (grahāḥ): planets/seizers

• सर्वे (sarve): all

• विज्ञेयाः (vijñeyāḥ): are to be known/understood

• सूर्यसंभवाः (sūrya-sambhavāḥ): born from the Sun/arising from the Sun

• नक्षत्राधिपतिः (nakṣatrādhipatiḥ): lord of the nakṣatras

• सोमः (somaḥ): Soma/Moon-deity

• नयनम् (nayanam): eye

• वामम् (vāmam): left

• ईशितुः (īśituḥ): of the Lord/Controller (Īśa)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Surya
• Soma
• Isha (Shiva)

FAQs

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

It frames the luminaries as limbs of Īśa, supporting Linga-upāsanā where the devotee worships the universe as Shiva’s manifested form (sakala), while remembering Him as the transcendent Pati beyond it.

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

Shiva is implied as the Īśa whose ‘eyes’ are cosmic powers; He is Pati—the conscious Lord who governs the grahas and nakṣatras, while pashus (souls) remain bound by pāśa unless they turn their vision toward Him.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A contemplative upāsanā is suggested: during japa or Linga-pūjā, meditate on Soma as the left eye of Īśa and align one’s inner sight (dṛṣṭi) to transcend graha-influence through devotion and Shaiva discipline.