Shloka 1
सोमवर्णनम्
Graha–Ratha–Aśva Varṇana, Dhruva-Nibaddha Gati, Maṇḍala-Pramāṇa, Graha-Arcana
इति श्रीलिङ्गमहापुराणे पूर्वभागे सोमवर्णनं नाम षट्पञ्चाशत्तमो ऽध्यायः सूत उवाच छरिओत्स् ओफ़् ओथेर् प्लनेत्स् अष्टभिश् च हयैर्युक्तः सोमपुत्रस्य वै रथः वारितेजोमयश्चाथ पिशङ्गैश्चैव शोभनैः
iti śrīliṅgamahāpurāṇe pūrvabhāge somavarṇanaṃ nāma ṣaṭpañcāśattamo 'dhyāyaḥ sūta uvāca chariots of other planets aṣṭabhiś ca hayairyuktaḥ somaputrasya vai rathaḥ vāritejomayaścātha piśaṅgaiścaiva śobhanaiḥ
かくして『聖リンガ・マハープラーナ』前分、「ソーマの叙述」と名づける第五十六章において、スータは語った。「ソーマの子の戦車はまことに八頭の馬に繋がれている。水の光輝—涼やかに輝く威光—より成り、美しい黄褐色の駿馬によって荘厳されている。」
Suta
FAQs
By describing Soma’s splendour and orderly motion (via the chariot imagery), the text frames the cosmos as functioning under Pati (Śiva) as the supreme governor; such cosmology supports Liṅga-worship as alignment of the paśu (soul) with Śiva’s ordained order (ṛta/dharma).
Śiva-tattva is implied as the transcendent Pati whose governance makes even planetary powers intelligible and regulated; Soma’s cool, water-like radiance points to a derived, limited tejas operating within Śiva’s higher sovereignty rather than an independent absolute.
No explicit pūjā-vidhi or Pāśupata-yoga technique is stated; the takeaway is contemplative—using cosmic order (graha-varṇana) as a support for dhyāna on Śiva as Pati, the controller of all tejas and movements.