Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 35
दिव्यरथारोहणम् — Śiva’s Ascent on the Divine Chariot
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सोमधृक् सूर्यवर्चाश्च सूर्यप्रेषणकस्तथा । सूर्याक्षस्सूरिनामा च सुरस्सुन्दर एव च
somadhṛk sūryavarcāśca sūryapreṣaṇakastathā | sūryākṣassūrināmā ca surassundara eva ca
そこにはソーマドリク、スーリヤヴァルチャー、そしてスーリヤプレーシャナカがいた。さらにスーリヤークシャ、スーリナーマー、スラ、スンダラもまたいた。
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Īśāna
Mantra: सोमधृक् सूर्यवर्चाश्च सूर्यप्रेषणकस्तथा । सूर्याक्षस्सूरिनामा च सुरस्सुन्दर एव च
Type: stotra
Role: nurturing
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
This verse preserves the sacred remembrance of beings participating in the cosmic conflict; in Shaiva understanding, such name-lists emphasize that all powers—lunar (Soma) and solar (Sūrya)—ultimately function within the Lord’s governance (Pati), reminding devotees of Shiva’s sovereignty over all energies.
Though it is a narrative catalogue, it supports Saguna Shiva devotion by situating events and participants within Shiva’s manifest play (līlā); such passages are traditionally heard as part of Purana-śravaṇa, which strengthens bhakti toward Shiva as the supreme ruler beyond deva powers like Sun and Moon.
A practical takeaway is nāma-smaraṇa (reverent remembrance) during Purana recitation: listen/chant with devotion, and conclude with Shiva japa—especially the Panchākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—to internalize the teaching that all brilliance (solar/lunar) is upheld by Shiva.