Shloka 67

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

Jyotish-chakra: Surya’s Motion and Monthly Retinues

Devanagari script

सूर्यमाप्याययन्त्येते तेजसा तेज उत्तमम् ग्रथितैः स्वैर्वचोभिस्तु स्तुवन्ति मुनयो रविम्

Transliteration

sūryamāpyāyayantyete tejasā teja uttamam grathitaiḥ svairvacobhistu stuvanti munayo ravim

Translation

これらの牟尼たちは、自らの輝けるテージャスによって、至上のテージャスたる太陽を養い、巧みに織り成した言葉でラヴィ（Ravi）を讃歌する。

Word by Word

• सूर्यम्: the Sun (Surya)

• आप्याययन्ति: they nourish, strengthen, make flourish

• एते: these (sages)

• तेजसा: by tejas (radiance, ascetic fire, spiritual energy)

• तेजः उत्तमम्: the highest/supreme radiance

• ग्रथितैः: woven, composed, well-arranged

• स्वैः वचोभिः: with their own words/utterances

• तु: indeed

• स्तुवन्ति: they praise, hymn

• मुनयः: sages

• रविम्: Ravi, the Sun

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Purana to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Surya
• Ravi
• Munis

FAQs

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

It highlights that disciplined speech (mantra) and tapas generate tejas; in Shaiva practice, such tejas is ultimately Shiva’s śakti and is offered back into the cosmic order, supporting worship and stability around the Linga-centered dharma.

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

Though Surya is named directly, the verse points to the supreme tejas behind all lights; in Shaiva Siddhanta, this indicates Pati (Shiva) as the ground of all radiance, with manifest tejas functioning as His śakti within creation.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Mantra-stuti (hymnic praise) joined with tapas—an ascetic-yogic discipline where concentrated utterance and inner heat (tejas) become a spiritual offering that sustains both the practitioner and the world.