Shloka 8

सूर्यरश्मिस्वरूपकथनम्

Surya-Rashmi Svarupa Kathana

Devanagari script

सूर्य एव त्रिलोकेशो मूलं परमदैवतम् ततः संजायते सर्वं तत्रैव प्रविलीयते

Transliteration

sūrya eva trilokeśo mūlaṃ paramadaivatam tataḥ saṃjāyate sarvaṃ tatraiva pravilīyate

Translation

太陽ただ一つが三界の主であり、根源にして至上の神性である。万物は彼より生じ、ついには彼のうちにのみ融け帰る。

Word by Word

• सूर्यः: the Sun

• एव: indeed/alone

• त्रिलोकेशः: Lord of the three worlds

• मूलम्: root, primal source

• परम-दैवतम्: supreme divinity

• ततः: from that/from Him

• संजायते: is born/arises

• सर्वम्: all (that exists)

• तत्र एव: in that alone/there alone

• प्रविलीयते: dissolves/merges back

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Purana to the sages of Naimisharanya; internal context treats Surya as a manifest form of Pati/Shiva’s cosmic governance)

Characters & Entities

• Surya

FAQs

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

It frames a core Linga-Purana vision: the visible cosmic power (Surya) is a sign of the supreme source into which all returns—supporting Linga worship as devotion to the root (mūla) beyond forms.

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

In a Shaiva Siddhanta reading, Surya here functions as an accessible manifestation of Pati’s sovereignty: all origination (sṛṣṭi) and dissolution (pralaya) depend on the one supreme Lord, even when spoken through a solar symbol.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A contemplative practice is implied: meditate on the Sun as an outward support (ālambana) to recognize the inner Pati who creates and withdraws the universe—aligning with Pashupata-style inward turning from form to the supreme source.