Shloka 50

सूर्यरथ-रचना, ध्रुव-प्रेरणा, मास-गणाः च

Jyotish-chakra: Surya’s Motion and Monthly Retinues

Devanagari script

मेनका सहजन्या च गन्धर्वौ च हाहाहूहूः सुबाहुनामा ग्रामण्यौ रथचित्रश् च तावुभौ

Transliteration

menakā sahajanyā ca gandharvau ca hāhāhūhūḥ subāhunāmā grāmaṇyau rathacitraś ca tāvubhau

Translation

ಮೇನಕಾ ಮತ್ತು ಸಹಜನ್ಯಾ; ಹಾಗೆಯೇ ಗಂಧರ್ವರು ಹಾಹಾ ಮತ್ತು ಹೂಹೂ; ಮತ್ತು ಸುಬಾಹು ಎಂಬ ಗ್ರಾಮಣೀ ಹಾಗೂ ರಥಚಿತ್ರ—ಈ ಇಬ್ಬರೂ—ಇಲ್ಲಿಗೆ ಗಣಪರಿಗಣನೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಉಲ್ಲೇಖಿತರಾಗಿದ್ದಾರೆ।

Word by Word

• Menakā: the apsaras Menakā

• sahajanyā: Sahajanyā (a named female attendant/apsaras)

• gandharvau: the two Gandharvas

• hāhā-hūhūḥ: Hāhā and Hūhū (celestial musicians)

• subāhu-nāmā: named Subāhu

• grāmaṇyau: two chiefs/leaders (of settlements/companies)

• rathacitraḥ: Rathacitra (proper name)

• ca: and

• tāv ubhau: those two (both of them)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Menaka
• Sahajanya
• Haha
• Huhu
• Subahu
• Rathacitra

FAQs

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

It situates Linga-centered Shaiva narration within a cosmic assembly, showing that worship of Pati (Shiva) is upheld across celestial orders—apsarases, gandharvas, and leaders—who participate in the sacred milieu around Shiva.

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

Indirectly: by listing exalted beings connected to the divine sphere, it reflects Shiva-tattva as the supreme Pati whose presence draws and orders all classes of beings, from refined celestial musicians to worldly leaders, within one sacred hierarchy.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No specific puja-vidhi or Pashupata sadhana is stated; the takeaway is the sangha/pariṣad context—devotional participation and remembrance (smaraṇa) of Shiva’s divine order that frames later ritual and yogic instructions.