Shloka 6

सूर्यरथनिर्णयः (चन्द्रस्य पक्षवृद्धिक्षयविधानम्)

Devanagari script

आपूरयन् सुषुम्नेन भागं भागमनुक्रमात् इत्येषा सूर्यवीर्येण चन्द्रस्याप्यायिता तनुः

Transliteration

āpūrayan suṣumnena bhāgaṃ bhāgamanukramāt ityeṣā sūryavīryeṇa candrasyāpyāyitā tanuḥ

Translation

सुषुम्ना के द्वारा क्रमशः अंश-अंश को भरते हुए—इस प्रकार सूर्य के वीर्य से चन्द्र का शरीर पोषित होकर बढ़ता है।

Word by Word

• आपूरयन्: filling, saturating

• सुषुम्नेन: through the Suṣumnā (central nāḍī)

• भागं भागम्: portion by portion

• अनुक्रमात्: sequentially, in due order

• इति: thus

• एषा: this

• सूर्यवीर्येण: by the Sun’s vigor/potency

• चन्द्रस्य: of the Moon

• अप्यायिता: nourished, increased, made to wax

• तनुः: body, form

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Purana’s teaching to the sages; internal yogic-cosmic explanation)

Characters & Entities

• Surya
• Chandra
• Sushumna

FAQs

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

It links outer worship to inner yoga: as the Moon is nourished by the Sun’s power, the devotee (pashu) is strengthened by directing prāṇa through the central channel, making the body-mind fit for steadfast Shiva-bhakti and Linga-upāsanā.

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

Shiva-tattva is implied as Pati—the sovereign regulator behind cosmic and subtle processes—by whose ordinance energies circulate and sustain beings; the Sun–Moon dynamic becomes a sign of ordered power (śakti) operating under the Lord.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A nāḍī-centered yogic discipline: guiding prāṇa through Suṣumnā step-by-step (krama), akin to Pāśupata-oriented inner practice where breath and energy are refined to loosen pāśa (bondage).