Shloka 50

Adhyaya 61 — ग्रह-नक्षत्र-स्थाननिर्णयः

Cosmic Abodes of Luminaries and the Shaiva Order of Time

Devanagari script

मुच्यते तेन दोषेण ततस्तद्ग्रहभक्तितः सर्वग्रहाणामेतेषाम् आदिरादित्य उच्यते

Transliteration

mucyate tena doṣeṇa tatastadgrahabhaktitaḥ sarvagrahāṇāmeteṣām ādirāditya ucyate

Translation

એ જ ગ્રહની ભક્તિથી તેના દોષથી મનુષ્ય મુક્ત થાય છે. તેથી આ સર્વ ગ્રહોમાં આદિત્ય (સૂર્ય)ને આદિ અને શ્રેષ્ઠ કહેવાયો છે।

Word by Word

• मुच्यते: is freed, is released

• तेन: by that (through it/thereby)

• दोषेण: from the fault/affliction

• ततः: therefore, thence

• तत्-ग्रह-भक्तितः: due to devotion toward that graha (planetary deity)

• सर्व-ग्रहाणाम्: of all grahas

• एतेषाम्: among these

• आदिः: the first, the origin, the foremost

• आदित्यः: Āditya, the Sun

• उच्यते: is said, is proclaimed

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Aditya (Surya)

FAQs

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

It frames graha-doṣa as a karmic form of pāśa (bondage) affecting the paśu (soul), and prescribes bhakti as a purifying upāya; in Shaiva practice, such remedies are harmonized with Shiva-pūjā as devotion to Pati, the ultimate liberator.

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

Implicitly, it distinguishes secondary causes (grahas influencing embodied karma) from the higher liberation-principle: while devotion to grahas mitigates specific doṣas, final release from all pāśas belongs to Shiva-tattva (Pati), the supreme ground beyond planetary determinants.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Graha-bhakti as a remedial discipline (graha-śānti/upāsanā), especially honoring Āditya as chief among grahas—often paired in Shaiva households with daily japa, offering of arghya to the Sun, and Shiva-pūjā for comprehensive karmic pacification.