Shloka 9

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

Jyotish-chakra: Surya’s Motion and Monthly Retinues

Devanagari script

भ्रमतो मण्डलानि स्युः खेचरस्य रथस्य तु युगाक्षकोटी ते तस्य दक्षिणे स्यन्दनस्य हि

Transliteration

bhramato maṇḍalāni syuḥ khecarasya rathasya tu yugākṣakoṭī te tasya dakṣiṇe syandanasya hi

Translation

虚空を行くその車が回転すると、円環の軌道が生じる。その轭と軸、そして突き出た端は車の右側に据えられている—これが神なる乗り物の構えの描写である。

Word by Word

• भ्रमतः: while turning/rotating

• मण्डलानि: circles/orbits

• स्युः: come to be/arise

• खेचरस्य: of the sky-moving (celestial being/vehicle)

• रथस्य: of the chariot

• तु: indeed

• युग: yoke

• अक्ष: axle

• कोटी: tip/end/projection

• ते: those/they

• तस्य: of it

• दक्षिणे: on the right side

• स्यन्दनस्य: of the carriage/chariot-body

• हि: indeed/for

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames cosmic order as mandala-formation arising from divine motion—supporting the Shaiva view that worship of the Linga aligns the pashu (soul) with Pati’s ordered cosmos rather than drifting in pasha (bondage).

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

By implying that rotation and orbit are not random but structured, it points to Shiva-tattva as the governing intelligence (niyanta) behind cosmic movement—Pati who upholds rhythm (ṛta) and time-cycles.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Mandala-contemplation: using circular order as a meditative support—an aid for Pashupata-style inner steadiness (dhāraṇā) where the mind is trained to mirror cosmic regularity.