Shloka 4

Adhyaya 61 — ग्रह-नक्षत्र-स्थाननिर्णयः

Cosmic Abodes of Luminaries and the Shaiva Order of Time

Devanagari script

सवने स्यन्दने ऽर्थे च धातुर् एष विभाष्यते सवनात्तेजसो ऽपां च तेनासौ सविता मतः

Transliteration

savane syandane 'rthe ca dhātur eṣa vibhāṣyate savanāttejaso 'pāṃ ca tenāsau savitā mataḥ

Translation

ឫសពាក្យនេះ ត្រូវបានពន្យល់ថាមានន័យ «ជំរុញ/បង្កើតឲ្យកើត» និង «បណ្តាលឲ្យហូរ»។ ព្រោះព្រះអាទិត្យបង្កើតតេជស (ពន្លឺរលោង) និងធ្វើឲ្យទឹកចលនា ដូច្នេះហើយត្រូវបានយល់ថាជា សវិត្រ (Savitṛ)។ ក្នុងទស្សនៈសៃវៈ អំណាចឲ្យមានជីវិតនេះ ដំណើរក្រោមពតិ—ព្រះសិវៈ—ជាព្រះអម្ចាស់ខាងក្នុង ដែលដាស់ឲ្យសೃષ્ટិភ្ញាក់ឡើង។

Word by Word

• savane: in the sense of impelling/producing

• syandane: in the sense of flowing/causing to flow

• arthe: with regard to the meaning

• dhātuḥ: verbal root

• eṣaḥ: this

• vibhāṣyate: is variously explained/defined

• savanāt: from the act of impelling/bringing forth

• tejasaḥ: of radiance, fiery brilliance

• apām: of the waters

• ca: and

• tena: therefore/by that reason

• asau: that (deity)

• savitā: Savitṛ (the impeller, solar deity)

• mataḥ: is considered/understood

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Savitṛ
• Tejas
• Ap (Waters)
• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames cosmic radiance (tejas) and the flowing of waters as divinely impelled powers; in Linga worship these are read as Śiva’s sustaining śakti, reminding the devotee that creation’s energies move under Pati, not independently.

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

Though the verse names Savitṛ, it implies a governing principle behind cosmic functions—impelling tejas and directing the waters—which Shaiva Siddhānta attributes ultimately to Śiva as Pati, the inner ruler of all tattvas.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

It supports a contemplative practice of meditating on tejas (inner radiance) and the ‘flow’ principle (syandana) as signs of divine governance—useful in Pāśupata-oriented disciplines that refine prāṇa and awareness toward Śiva.