Shloka 19

Adhyaya 59 — सूर्याद्यभिषेककथनम्

Surya and Related Abhisheka/ Cosmological Determinations

Devanagari script

अस्तं याति पुनः सूर्यो ऽहर्वै प्रविशत्य् अपः तस्मान्नक्तं पुनः शुक्ला आपो दृश्यन्ति भास्वराः

Transliteration

astaṃ yāti punaḥ sūryo 'harvai praviśaty apaḥ tasmānnaktaṃ punaḥ śuklā āpo dṛśyanti bhāsvarāḥ

Translation

太陽が再び没するとき、昼はあたかも水の中へ入る。ゆえに夜には、水は再び輝きつつ白く、光明に満ちて見える。

Word by Word

• अस्तं याति: goes to setting

• पुनः: again

• सूर्यः: the Sun

• अहर्वै: the day indeed/as it were

• प्रविशति: enters

• अपः: the waters

• तस्मात्: therefore

• नक्तम्: at night

• पुनः: again

• शुक्लाः: white/bright

• आपः: waters

• दृश्यन्ति: are seen/appear

• भास्वराः: radiant, shining

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Surya

FAQs

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

It frames natural cycles—sunset, night, and the shining of waters—as ordered cosmic functions, supporting the Shaiva view that worship of the Linga aligns the Pashu (soul) with Pati’s (Shiva’s) sustaining rhythm expressed through time and elements.

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

Though Shiva is not named, the verse points to an underlying regulator of light (prakāśa) and time; in Shaiva Siddhanta this order is grounded in Pati, whose consciousness makes phenomena appear—day ‘entering’ waters is a poetic way of indicating the transition of manifest illumination.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

It implicitly supports evening (sāyam) observances—sandhyā, ācamana, and Shiva-puja at dusk—using water as a purifier, reminding the practitioner to turn inward as external light withdraws, a key discipline for loosening Pāśa (bondage).