Shloka 17

आभ्यन्तरध्यान-तत्त्वगणना-चतुर्व्यूहयोगः

Adhyaya 28

Devanagari script

भानुना शशिना लोकस् तस्यैतास्तनवः प्रभोः विचारतस्तु रुद्रस्य स्थूलमेतच्चराचरम्

Transliteration

bhānunā śaśinā lokas tasyaitāstanavaḥ prabhoḥ vicāratastu rudrasya sthūlametaccarācaram

Translation

太陽と月によってこの世界は支えられる。これらはかの主の顕現した身（タヌ）である。しかも真実の識別によって、動くものと動かぬものを含むこの粗大なる宇宙のすべては、ルドラの具体的な具身の顕れであると知られる。

Word by Word

• bhānunā: by the Sun

• śaśinā: by the Moon

• lokaḥ: the world

• tasya: of that (Lord)

• etāḥ: these

• tanavaḥ: bodies/manifest forms

• prabhoḥ: of the Lord

• vicārataḥ: by inquiry/discernment

• tu: indeed

• rudrasya: of Rudra (Śiva as Pati)

• sthūlam: gross/physical

• etat: this

• carācaram: moving and unmoving beings (animate and inanimate cosmos)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Purva-Bhaga teaching to the sages; describing Rudra-tattva)

Characters & Entities

• Rudra
• Shiva
• Sun (Bhanu)
• Moon (Shashi)

FAQs

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

It frames the entire carācara (moving–unmoving) world as Rudra’s manifest body, supporting the Linga as the central sign (liṅga) through which devotees recognize Shiva as the indwelling Pati behind all cosmic functions.

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

Shiva as Rudra is presented as both immanent and sovereign: the Sun and Moon are His tanus, and the gross universe is His embodied expression—revealed through vicāra (discriminative inquiry), aligning with Shaiva Siddhanta’s Pati who pervades pashus while remaining Lord over pasha.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The key practice is vicāra (contemplative discernment): a Pāśupata-oriented yogic insight where one meditatively recognizes Shiva’s presence in all cosmic operations (like solar and lunar order), strengthening ekāgratā for Linga-pūjā and japa.